Development of an ethidium monoazide-enhanced internally controlled universal 16S rDNA real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for detection of bacterial contamination in platelet concentrates

Obstacles of Multiplex Real-Time PCR for Bacterial 16S rDNA: Primer Specifity and DNA Decontamination ofTaqPolymerase

(2010) Sebastian Philipp et al.   TRANSFUSION MEDICINE AND HEMOTHERAPY

Optimizing Taq Polymerase Concentration for Improved Signal-to-Noise in the Broad Range Detection of Low Abundance Bacteria

(2009) Rudolph Spangler et al.   PLoS One

Bacterial contamination of platelets

(2009) Elizabeth L. Palavecino et al.   TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE

Rapid Polymerase Chain Reaction-based Screening Assay for Bacterial Biothreat Agents

(2008) Samuel Yang et al.   ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Activity and DNA contamination of commercial polymerase chain reaction reagents for the universal 16S rDNA real-time polymerase chain reaction detection of bacterial pathogens in blood

(2008) Helge Mühl et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Development of an internally controlled PCR assay for broad range detection of bacteria in platelet concentrates

(2008) I.G.H. Rood et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS

Fatal group C streptococcal infection due to transfusion of a bacterially contaminated pooled platelet unit despite routine bacterial culture screening

(2008) Fernanda Lessa et al.   TRANSFUSION