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Acquired platelet storage container leaks and contamination with environmental bacteria: A preventable cause of bacterial sepsis

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Apheresis platelets (AP) may be contaminated by environmental bacteria via container defects acquired during processing, transport, storage, or transfusion, as highlighted by a recent series of septic reactions related to… Click to show full abstract

Apheresis platelets (AP) may be contaminated by environmental bacteria via container defects acquired during processing, transport, storage, or transfusion, as highlighted by a recent series of septic reactions related to Acinetobacter spp. and other bacterial strains.

Keywords: container; environmental bacteria; platelet storage; acquired platelet; storage container

Journal Title: Transfusion
Year Published: 2021

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