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Bacterial contamination of blood components
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ABBREVIATIONS: AABB = American Association of Blood Banks; BaCon = bacterial contamination associated with transfusion reactions); CFU = colony forming units; RBC = red blood cell; SHOT = serious hazards of transfusion; UVA = ultraviolet A light.
INDEX TERMS: bacterial contamination; transfusion contamination.
As discussed in one of the companion articles, significant progress has been made in reducing the transfusion transmission of viral infections such as hepatitis B, hepatit...
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Bacterial contamination of blood components
Clinical Laboratory Science
; ABBREVIATIONS: AABB = American Association of Blood Banks; BaCon = bacterial contamination associated with transfusion reactions); CFU = colony forming units; RBC = red blood cell; SHOT = serious hazards of transfusion; UVA = ultraviolet A light. INDEX TERMS: bacterial contamination; transfusion
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College of American Pathologists Laboratory Accreditation Checklist Item TRM.44955: Phase I Requirement on Bacterial Detection in Platelets
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
; ... president during 2003.18 (Reprinted with permission from AABB News [May/June 2003]. Copyright 2003, American Association of Blood ... 974-978. 18. Dodd RY. President's message: our voice at work. AABB News. May/June 2003:4. 19. Transfusion medicine leaders urge blood ...
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Bacterial contamination of platelets poses unrecognized transfusion risk.(Infectious Diseases)
Family Practice News
; Always consider the possibility bacterial contamination of blood products--particularly platelets--in patients who experience a febrile reaction to a transfusion, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised. Transfusion-associated bacterial sepsis is the second most frequently reported
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Bacteria-tainted platelets focus of transfusion risks.(Clinical Rounds)
OB GYN News
; Always consider the possibility of bacterial contamination of blood products--particularly platelets--in patients who experience a febrile reaction to a transfusion, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised. Transfusion-associated bacterial sepsis is the second most frequently
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Bacterial Contamination of Platelet Units: A Case Report and Literature Survey With Review of Upcoming American Association of Blood Banks Requirements
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
; The most common transfusion-associated infectious risk in the United States today is bacterial contamination of platelet components. Bacterial contamination is estimated to occur at an incidence of 1:1000 to 1:3000 in platelet units, with severe episodes estimated to occur in about one sixth of
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High-Volume Extraction of Nucleic Acids by Magnetic Bead Technology for Ultrasensitive Detection of Bacteria in Blood Components
Clinical Chemistry
; Background: Nucleic acid isolation, the most technically demanding and laborious procedure performed in molecular diagnostics, harbors the potential for improvements in automation. A recent development is the use of magnetic beads covered with nucleic acid-binding matrices. We adapted this
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Filter-based analyzer detects bacterial contamination of platelets. (Research & Developments).
Sensors Magazine
; ... hepatitis, and human T cell leukemia viruses. And ~2.1 million platelets are transfused each year in the U.S. Now for the good news. Pall Corp. has been given clearance from the FDA to market the Pall BDS, a new method of detecting bacterial contamination of ...
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Transfusion risks: Transmission of viral, bacterial, or parasitic agents
Clinical Laboratory Science
; The transmission of viral, bacterial, or parasitic agents has been identified as one of the potential risks to an individual receiving a blood transfusion. For some well-recognized agents such as HIV or Hepatitis B, testing for antibody and the presence of viral nucleic acids in the donor has
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Pathogen inactivation of platelet concentrates and fresh frozen plasma
British Journal of Biomedical Science
; ABSTRACT Transfusion of blood products carries the risk of pathogen transmission, despite careful donor selection and screening tests. This is due to viral transmission from window-period donations, the emergence of new pathogens such as variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, for which routine
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Watch for sepsis from contaminated platelets.(Infectious Diseases)
Internal Medicine News
; Always consider the possibility of bacterial contamination of blood products--particularly plate-lets--in patients who experience a febrile reaction to a transfusion, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised. Transfusion-associated bacterial sepsis is the second most frequently
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