Methods for the detection of bacterial contamination in blood products

LaboratoriumsMedizin

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 74-90

  Müller, Thomas H ^a,c   Mohr, Harald ^a   Montag, Thomas ^b  

^a Institute Springe   (Germany)

^b PAUL EHRLICH INSTITUT   (Germany)

^c DRK Blutspendedienst NSTOB   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Blood components; Detection of bacteria; Platelet concentrate; Screening methods

Indexed keywords

THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE;

BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCREENING; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33646584846     PISSN: 03423026     EISSN: 14390477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JLM.2006.012     Document Type: Review

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