Abstract

Transfusion-transmitted bacterial infection is a persistent but often underemphasized problem facing transfusion medicine today. The present status of bacterial contamination of red cells, platelet products and plasma, frequency of contamination, and types of organisms implicated is reviewed. Current methods of prevention and detection are discussed, as well as typical clinical presentations and therapy.

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