Bacterial contamination of cellular blood products: The Canadian perspective

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-19

  Goldman, Mindy ^a   Sher, Graham ^b   Blajchman, Morris ^c  

^a HÉMA QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE;

APHERESIS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLOOD; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; CANADA; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NORMAL HUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; STREPTOCOCCUS; TECHNIQUE;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD PRESERVATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CANADA; HUMANS;

EID: 0347307035     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-3886(00)00052-7     Document Type: Article

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