title: Transfusion medicine illustrated. Bacterial contamination of platelets: abnormal appearance prevents catastrophic events.
authors.affiliation: Department of Transfusion Medicine and Medical Microbiology and the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India. beenuthakral@gmail.com
authors.forename: Beenu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thakral
authors.forename: Hari Krishan
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Dhawan
authors.forename: Anindita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Karan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saluja
authors.forename: Ratti Ram
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Neelam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marwaha
authors.forename: Meera
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001782:Blood Donors; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000382:microbiology; D001793:Blood Preservation / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017713:Platelet Transfusion / Q000009:adverse effects*; D053657:Platelet-Rich Plasma / Q000382:microbiology*