Fatal sepsis associated with a storage container leak permitting platelet contamination with environmental bacteria after pathogen reduction

CONCLUSION: Findings are compatible with post-processing environmental contamination of a pathogen reduced platelet concentrate via a non-visible, acquired storage container leak. Efforts are warranted to actively prevent damage to, and detect defects in, platelet storage containers, and to store and transport components in clean environments.PMID:33616945 | DOI:10.1111/trf.16210

Source: Transfusion - February 22, 2021 Category: Hematology Authors: Emmanuel A Fadeyi Stephen J Wagner Corinne Goldberg Thea Lu Pampee Young Peter W Bringmann Nathaniel M Meier Andrew M Namen Richard J Benjamin Elizabeth Palavecino Source Type: research