A novel approach for rapid detection of bacterially contaminated platelet concentrates via sensitive measurement of microbial DNA polymerase activity

Transfusion

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1642-1651

  Zweitzig, Daniel R ^a   Riccardello, Nichol M ^a   Pester, John M ^b   Jeanmonod, Rebecca ^b   Kopnitsky, Mark J ^a   O'Hara, S Mark ^a  

^a Analytical Research and Development Process and Product Scientific Solutions Johnson and Johnson   (United States)

^b ST LUKE S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; MICROBIAL DNA POLYMERASE; THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CYTOLYSIS; DILUTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BLOOD PLATELETS; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 84902269428     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/trf.12487     Document Type: Article

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