The BEST criteria improve sensitivity for detecting positive cultures in residual blood components cultured in suspected septic transfusion reactions.
Andrew W ShihClaudia S CohnMeghan DelaneyMagali J FontaineIsabella MartinNancy M Dunbarnull nullPublished in: Transfusion (2019)
Compared to the AABB criteria, the BEST criteria have improved sensitivity for positive culture detection.