Safety control of peripheral blood progenitor cell processing - Eight year-survey of microbiological contamination and bag ruptures in a single institution

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 269-274

  Mele, Lia ^a   Dallavalle, Franco Maria ^a   Verri, Maria Grazia ^a   Balza, Giuseppina ^a   Allione, Bernardino ^a   Salvi, Flavia ^a   Levis, Alessandro ^a   Caraccio, Valter ^a   Borzini, Piero ^a  

^a C Arrigo Children's Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial contamination; Bag rupture; Haematopoietic progenitor cell processing; Microbiologic contamination; Peripheral blood progenitor cells; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD COMPONENT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; CRYOPRESERVATION; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BACTERIA; BLOOD PRESERVATION; CELL SEPARATION; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DRUG CONTAMINATION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 27744435701     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2005.07.006     Document Type: Article

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