Comparison between the BACTEC 9240 and the Pall eBDS system for detection of bacterial platelet concentrate contamination

Transfusion

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1217-1223

  Savini, Vincenzo ^a   Balbinot, Andrea ^a   Giancola, Raffaella ^a   Quaglietta, Annamaria ^a   Accorsi, Patrizia ^a   D'Antonio, Domenico ^a   Iacone, Antonio ^a  

^a SPIRITO SANTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD PLATELETS; HUMANS;

EID: 66549096864     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02149.x     Document Type: Article

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