Diversion of first blood volume results in a reduction of bacterial contamination for whole‐blood collections
- 3 July 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Vox Sanguinis
- Vol. 83 (1) , 13-16
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1423-0410.2002.00189.x
Abstract
Background and Objectives In a previous study we established a reliable setpoint for the prevalence of bacteria in whole blood. In the present study we investigated the possible preventive effect, of...Keywords
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