Sterilization of platelet concentrates at production scale by irradiation with short-wave ultraviolet light

Transfusion

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1956-1963

  Mohr, Harald ^a   Gravemann, Ute ^a   Bayer, Anette ^a   Müller, Thomas H ^a  

^a Institute Springe   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; RADIATION DOSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BLOOD PLATELETS; BLOOD PRESERVATION; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STERILIZATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 68149161293     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02228.x     Document Type: Article

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