Evaluation of the 3D BacT/ALERT automated culture system for the detection of microbial contamination of platelet concentrates
- 14 October 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Transfusion Medicine
- Vol. 12 (5) , 303-309
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3148.2002.00390.x
Abstract
Summary Bacterial transmission remains the major component of morbidity and mortality associated with transfusion‐transmitted infections. Platelet concentrates are the most common cause of bacterial ...Keywords
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