pH value promotes growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis in platelet concentrates

Transfusion

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 836-846

  Störmer, Melanie ^a   Kleesiek, Knut ^a   Dreier, Jens ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRATED PLASMA THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE; CITRIC ACID; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; OXYGEN; THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE;

APHERESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; BLOOD STORAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PH; PLASMA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION;

BACTEREMIA; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD PLATELETS; BLOOD PRESERVATION; CITRATES; CRYOPRESERVATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 42949177420     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2008.01644.x     Document Type: Article

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