title: Is it time for new initiatives in the blood center and/or the hospital to reduce bacterial risk of platelets?
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tomasulo
authors.forename: Leon
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Su
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000382:microbiology*; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017713:Platelet Transfusion; D010983:Plateletpheresis; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*