TABLE 2.
Organisms implicated in infections associated with platelet transfusionsa
| Organism | No. of contaminated units in: |
Total no. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | United Kingdom | France | ||
| Gram positive | ||||
| Bacillus cereus | 1 | 4 (1) | 2 | 7 (1) |
| Coagulase-negative staphylococci | 9 | 6 (1) | 5 | 20 (1) |
| Streptococcus spp. | 3 (1) | 2 | 5 (1) | |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 4 | 2 (1) | 6 (1) | |
| Propionibacterium acnes | 3 | 3 | ||
| Subtotal | 17 (1 or 6%) | 14 (3 or 21%) | 10 (0 or 0%) | 41 (4 or 10%) |
| Gram negative | ||||
| Klebsiella spp. | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | ||
| Serratia spp. | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 3 (3) | |
| Escherichia coli | 5 (1) | 2 (1) | 1 | 8 (2) |
| Acinetobacter spp. | 1 | 1 | ||
| Enterobacter spp. | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 | 4 (2) |
| Providencia rettgeri | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | ||
| Yersinia enterocolitica | 1 | 1 | ||
| Subtotal | 11 (5 or 45%) | 3 (2 or 67%) | 6 (2 or 33%) | 20 (9 or 45%) |
| Total | 28 (6 or 21%) | 17 (5 or 29%) | 16 (2 or 13%) | 58 (11 or 19%) |