Diversion of initial blood flow to prevent whole‐blood contamination by skin surface bacteria: an in vitro model
- 1 March 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Transfusion
- Vol. 40 (3) , 335-338
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1537-2995.2000.40030335.x
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Sepsis arising from the transfusion of bacterially contaminated platelet components continues to be an infrequent, yet serious transfusion complication. Skin organisms are implicated in a...Keywords
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