How new is new: The late sampling strategy with rapid bacterial screening of platelet concentrates?

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 365-365

  Vollmer, T ^a   Schottstedt, V ^b   Bux, J ^b   Knabbe, C ^a   Dreier, J ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b DRK Blutspendedienst West   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE;

BACTERIUM DETECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SCREENING TEST; SHELF LIFE; THROMBOCYTE;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD PLATELETS; BLOOD PRESERVATION; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS;

EID: 84859868958     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2011.01579.x     Document Type: Letter

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