1.
Indian J Cancer
; 53(1): 204-5, 2016.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27146780
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Indian J Med Microbiol
; 30(2): 212-4, 2012.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22664440
RESUMEN
Microbiological contamination of blood and blood products is a well-recognised transfusion risk. This study was performed in the blood bank of our oncology centre, with an objective to detect bacterial contamination in our blood products using oxygen consumption as a surrogate marker [Pall Enhanced Bacterial Detection System (eBDS)]. Results revealed that the percentages of failed units were 1.16% for random donor platelets (RDP), 0.81% for single donor platelets (SDP) and 2.94% for packed red blood cells (PRBCs), of which one RDP and one SDP grew coagulase-negative staphylococcus, while one PRBC culture grew Gram-positive bacilli.