Hazards of Bacterial Contamination of Blood Products
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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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عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0310-057X,1448-0271
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9302100108