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The aim of this study was to examine the operational feasibility of routine bacterial monitoring of platelets
Abstract:
Bacterial contamination of platelets poses the greatest risk of mortality and morbidity to platelet transfusion recipients. Some European countries have introduced routine bacterial monitoring of platelets to reduce the risk of transmission of bacteria. A pilot study was carried out at the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service, using the BacT/ALERT automated culture system, to more...
International Classification:
Bacterium - bacterial monitoring
Categories:
bacterial monitoring
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Transfus Med,
Vol: 13 Page: 189-95 August 2003
A. Macauley; A. Chandrasekar; G. Geddis; K. G. Morris; W. M. McClelland
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