Effect of leukoreduction and temperature on risk of bacterial growth in CPDA-1 whole blood: A study of Escherichia coli.

Hanne Braathen Joar Sivertsen Turid Helen Felli Lunde Geir StrandenesPaul Christoffer LindemannJörg AssmusTor Audun HervigTorunn Oveland Apelseth

Published in: Transfusion (2021)

Storage at 20-24°C and 33-37°C for up to 24 h before leukoreduction reduces the risk of E. coli-contamination in CPDA-1 whole blood. Subsequent storage at 2-6°C will further reduce the growth of E. coli.

Keyphrases

escherichia coli
risk assessment
drinking water
biofilm formation
klebsiella pneumoniae
health risk