Growth of Yersinia species in artificially contaminated blood bags
- 1 September 1992
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Transfusion
- Vol. 32 (7) , 673-676
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1537-2995.1992.32792391044.x
Abstract
Transfusion blood bags were inoculated with less than 0.1 colony-forming units (CFU) of Yersinia enterocolitica (serotypes O:3, O:5, and O:9) and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis I per mL and stored at 4 degrees C for 41 days. During storage, samples were collected periodically and colony counts of serial dilutions were performed by plating on tryptic soy agar. After a lag-phase, the growth of Yersinia species from less than 0.1 CFU per mL to 10(9) CFU per mL was observed in 3 of 10 bags. The data showed that prolonged storage of contaminated blood bags allows Y. enterocolitica and Y. pseudotuberculosis to multiply to high levels.Keywords
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