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Title
Impact of donor arm skin disinfection on the bacterial contamination rate of platelet concentrates.
Authors
Lee, C K; Ho, P L; Chan, N K; Mak, A; Hong, J; Lin, C K
Abstract
Despite improved methods for detecting bacterial contamination of blood products, bacterial sepsis remains a significant risk in blood transfusion. This study was undertaken to investigate whether adopting a different skin disinfection protocol could reduce the rate of bacterial contamination of platelet concentrates.