Implementation of bacterial detection methods into blood donor screening-overview of different technologies

Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 259-265

  Schmidt, Michael ^a   Sireis, Walid ^a   Seifried, Erhard ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial detection systems; Bedside tests; Culture tests; Rapid detection systems

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD COMPONENT; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAFETY; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SAMPLING ERROR; SCREENING;

EID: 80052204556     PISSN: 16603796     EISSN: 16603818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000330305     Document Type: Review

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