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Prevalence of bacterial contamination in blood and blood products at the National Blood Service Zimbabwe.
INTRODUCTION Advances in screening for infections improve the safety of donated blood. Transfusion-related bacterial sepsis, although not established in Zimbabwe, stills makes bacterial contamination of blood clinically relevant. METHODOLOGY This cross-sectional study was conducted in Harare. Bacteriological and antibiotic susceptibility testing were done using standard methods. RESULTS Of ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: ISBT Science Series
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1751-2816
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-2824.2011.01527.x