Genotypic study of Citrobacter koseri, an emergent platelet contaminant since 2012 in France.

Audrey EmeryNadine MarpauxChristian NaegelenBenoît ValotPascal MorelDidier Hocquet

Published in: Transfusion (2019)

The elevated incidence of PCs contaminated by C. koseri in France between 2012 and 2017 was not due to the dissemination of a clone. The determinants of the recent outbreaks of PC contamination with C. koseri are still unknown.

Keyphrases

drinking water
heavy metals
risk assessment
risk factors
health risk