Bacterial culture of apheresis platelets: A mathematical model of the residual rate of contamination based on unconfirmed positive results

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 23-30

  Benjamin, R J ^a   Dy, B ^a   Perez, J ^a   Eder, A F ^a   Wagner, S J ^a  

^a AMERICAN RED CROSS   (United States)

Author keywords

BacT ALERT ; Bacteria; Contamination; Platelets; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD SAFETY; CITROBACTER; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMOPHILUS; KLEBSIELLA; LAMINAR AIRFLOW; LISTERIA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROCOCCUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS; SALMONELLA; SEPSIS; SERRATIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THROMBOCYTOPHERESIS;

BACT/ALERT™; BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; PLATELETS; SEPSIS;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIAL LOAD; BLOOD PLATELETS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLATELETPHERESIS; QUALITY CONTROL; SEPSIS;

EID: 84890797438     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/vox.12065     Document Type: Article

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