Bacterial contamination of pediatric whole blood transfusions in a Kenyan hospital

Transfusion

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2594-2598

  Hassall, Oliver ^a,b,c,d   Maitland, Kathryn ^a,b,c,d   Pole, Lewa ^a,b,c,d   Mwarumba, Salim ^a,b,c,d   Denje, Douglas ^a,b,c,d   Wambua, Kongo ^a,b,c,d   Lowe, Brett ^a,b,c,d   Parry, Christopher ^a,b,c,d   Mandaliya, Kishor ^a,b,c,d   Bates, Imelda ^a,b,c,d  

^a KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Regional Blood Transfusion Centre ^*  (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK;

ADOLESCENT; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; KENYA; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 71849083052     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02344.x     Document Type: Article

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