Journal article
Comparison of bacterial attachment to platelet bags with and without preconditioning with plasma
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Canadian Blood Services produces apheresis and buffy coat pooled platelet concentrates (PCs) stored in bags produced by two different manufacturers (A and B, respectively), both made of polyvinyl chloride-butyryl trihexyl citrate. This study was aimed at comparing Staphylococcus epidermidis adhesion to the inner surface of both bag types in the presence or absence of plasma factors.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sets (N = …
Authors
Loza‐Correa M; Kalab M; Yi Q; Eltringham‐Smith LJ; Sheffield WP; Ramirez‐Arcos S
Journal
Vox Sanguinis, Vol. 112, No. 5, pp. 401–407
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
July 2017
DOI
10.1111/vox.12513
ISSN
0042-9007