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. 1973 Jun;26(6):401–404. doi: 10.1136/jcp.26.6.401

Bacterial contamination of platelet concentrates stored at 20°C

Margaret Cunningham 1, John D Cash 1
PMCID: PMC477769  PMID: 4578159

Abstract

Qualitative and quantitative data on the bacterial contamination of 1000 platelet concentrates prepared and stored at 20°C are presented. Using cooked meat medium the incidence of contamination was 6·3%. However, nutrient agar platelet counts showed the concentration of bacteria to be low. The clinical significance of these results is discussed.

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