Interventions implemented to reduce the risk of transmission of bacteria by transfusion in the english national blood service

Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 255-258

  McDonald, Carl P ^a  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bacterial contamination; Blood donation; Blood safety; Disinfection; Diversion; Haemovigilance; Platelet concentrates, Transfusion reaction; Transfusion risks; Transfusion associated infections

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; 2 PROPANOL PLUS CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CHLORAPREP; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; IODINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD COMPONENT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VOLUME; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISINFECTION; DONOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEDICAL RECORD; REVIEW; RISK; SAFETY; THROMBOCYTE; VEIN PUNCTURE;

EID: 80052229824     PISSN: 16603796     EISSN: 16603818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000330474     Document Type: Review

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