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Viable Bacteria Associated with Red Blood Cells and Plasma in Freshly Drawn Blood Donations
OBJECTIVES: Infection remains a leading cause of post-transfusion mortality and morbidity. Bacterial contamination is, however, detected in less than 0.1% of blood units tested. The aim of the study was to identify viable bacteria in standard blood-pack units, with particular focus on bacteria from...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4353618/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25751254 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120826 |