title: Letter on Bacterial contamination in platelet concentrates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The Institute for Transfusion Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Harm
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delaney
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Aubuchon
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Triulzi
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Yazer
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000094902:Blood Banking / Q000379:methods*; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000382:microbiology*; D058731:Blood Safety / Q000379:methods*; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D047468:Immunoprecipitation; D017713:Platelet Transfusion / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010983:Plateletpheresis / Q000009:adverse effects*