title: [Bacteriologic monitoring of 1,000 units of human packed red blood cells for Yersinia enterocolitica].
abstract: Several reports of Yersinia enterocolitica (Ye) post-transfusion septicaemia have been recently published. In order to study the prevalence of Ye contamination of packed red blood cells (PRBC) we performed a post-transfusion control on 1,000 PRBC units. We did not find any Ye contamination. This is in accordance with the rarity of the reported cases. However as they are very serious, a prevention is necessary. As classical bacteriological techniques are not feasible, the only possibility is to decrease the PRBC conservation time and to select blood donors by a careful questioning about recent GI tract disturbances.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Ambroise-Paré, Boulogne-Billancourt.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Malbrunot
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simonneau
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001782:Blood Donors; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000302:isolation & purification*
vernacular_title: Contrôle bactériologique de 1,000 concentrés de globules rouges humains à la recherche de Yersinia enterocolitica.