Reduction of the risk of bacterial contamination of blood components through diversion of the first part of the donation of blood and blood components

Blood Transfus. 2009 Apr;7(2):86-93. doi: 10.2450/2008.0026-08.
No abstract available

Keywords: bacterial contamination; blood component; blood donation; diversion volume; platelets.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Infections / prevention & control*
  • Bacterial Infections / transmission
  • Blood Banking / methods*
  • Blood Donors*
  • Blood Specimen Collection / instrumentation
  • Blood Specimen Collection / methods*
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Equipment Design
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Humans
  • Quality Control
  • Risk
  • Transfusion Reaction