Diversion of initial blood flow to prevent whole-blood contamination by skin surface bacteria: An in vitro model

Transfusion

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 335-338

  Wagner, Stephen J ^a   Robinette, D ^b   Friedman, L I ^b   Miripol, J ^b  

^a HOLLAND LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY BURDEN; MODEL; PHLEBOTOMY; SKIN FLORA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TECHNIQUE;

BLOOD; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEPSIS; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034066311     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2000.40030335.x     Document Type: Article

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