Evaluation of an ethidium monoazide-enhanced 16S rDNA real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for bacterial screening of platelet concentrates and comparison with automated culture

Strict anaerobic Staphylococcus saccharolyticus isolates recovered from contaminated platelet concentrates fail to multiply during platelet storage

(2012) Hamza Ali et al.   TRANSFUSION

Performance and suitability of polymerase chain reaction for early detection of bacteria in platelet concentrates

(2011) Ineke G.H. Rood et al.   TRANSFUSION

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

(2011) Poorvi Patel et al.   TRANSFUSION

Interventions Implemented to Reduce the Risk of Transmission of Bacteria by Transfusion in the English National Blood Service

(2011) Carl P. McDonald   TRANSFUSION MEDICINE AND HEMOTHERAPY

Inter-laboratory comparison of different rapid methods for the detection of bacterial contamination in platelet concentrates

(2011) T. Vollmer et al.   VOX SANGUINIS

Development of a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay for eubacterial RNA detection in platelet concentrates

(2010) Ineke G.H. Rood et al.   TRANSFUSION

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

Novel Flow Cytometry-Based Screening for Bacterial Contamination of Donor Platelet Preparations Compared with Other Rapid Screening Methods

(2009) J. Dreier et al.   CLINICAL CHEMISTRY

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

Frequency of bacterial contamination of platelet concentrates before and after introduction of diversion method in Japan

(2009) Masahiro Satake et al.   TRANSFUSION

Bacterial screening of platelet concentrates: results of 2 years active surveillance of transfused positive cultured units released as negative to date

(2009) M. M. W. Koopman et al.   VOX SANGUINIS

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

Reducing the Risk of Transfusion-Transmitted Bacterial Infections in Platelet Concentrates: Current Status and Developments

(2008) Ineke G. H. Rood et al.   Labmedicine

Polymerase chain reaction detection of bacterial 16S rRNA gene in human blood

(2008) Kosei Moriyama et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

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

Propionibacterium acnes lacks the capability to proliferate in platelet concentrates

(2008) M. Störmer et al.   VOX SANGUINIS

Sterility screening of platelet concentrates: questioning the optimal test strategy

(2008) J. Dreier et al.   VOX SANGUINIS