Optimal sampling time after preparation of platelet concentrates for detection of bacterial contamination by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 208-214

  Mohammadi, T ^a,b   Pietersz, R N I ^a   Scholtalbers, L A H ^a   Vandenbroucke Grauls, C M J E ^b   Savelkoul, P H M ^b   Reesink, Henk W ^a  

^a Sanquin Bloedbank Regio Noordwest Amsterdam   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Automated culturing; Bacterial contamination; Platelet concentrates; Real time 16S rDNA PCR; Sampling time; Spiking

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SAMPLING; STANDARD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TIME;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BLOOD PLATELETS; BLOOD PRESERVATION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 27844523994     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2005.00707.x     Document Type: Article

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