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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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Autores principales: Damgaard, Christian, Magnussen, Karin, Enevold, Christian, Nilsson, Martin, Tolker-Nielsen, Tim, Holmstrup, Palle, Nielsen, Claus Henrik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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