title: Bacterial contamination of platelet concentrates: where are we today?
authors.affiliation: Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. mindy.goldman@bloodservices.ca
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goldman
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000382:microbiology*; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000494:pharmacology; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018962:Phlebotomy; D017713:Platelet Transfusion / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012449:Safety; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D013048:Specimen Handling
chemical_list: D004202:Disinfectants