Rapid identification of bacterially contaminated platelets using reagent strips: Glucose and pH analysis as markers of bacterial metabolism

Transfusion

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 255-258

  Burstain, J M ^a   Brecher, M E ^b   Workman, K ^a   Foster, M ^a,c   Faber, G H ^a   Mair, D ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AMERICAN RED CROSS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; REAGENT;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PH; SCREENING TEST; SEPSIS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION;

EID: 0030934425     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1997.37397240205.x     Document Type: Article

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