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ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2017

Rapid, sensitive detection of bacteria in platelet samples with Fountain Flow Cytometry.

Paul Johnson, Mika Moriwaki, Joseph Johnson

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Paul JohnsonDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA.
Mika MoriwakiMolecular Medicine Program, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Joseph JohnsonCollege of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is a current need to develop a technique for bacterial screening of platelet donations that is more rapid, sensitive, and economical than alternatives. The objective of this research was to perform a pilot test of the viability of Fountain Flow Cytometry (FFC), for the rapid and sensitive detection of bacteria in platelet donations.

methodsPlatelet samples were inoculated with serial dilutions of five selected bacterial strains. Samples were then centrifuged, reconstituted in buffer, and stained with a live/dead bacterial stain cocktail. The resulting aqueous sample was measured by FFC, in which the sample passed as a stream in front of an LED, which excited the fluorescent labels. Fluorescence was detected with a digital camera as the sample flowed toward it.

resultsFountain Flow Cytometry enumeration yielded results that were linear with bacterial concentration, having an R

conclusionThis pilot study supports the efficacy of FFC for the rapid and sensitive screening of platelet donations for bacteria.

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BacteriaBlood PlateletsBlood SafetyFlow CytometryHumansLimit of DetectionLinear ModelsMicrobiological TechniquesPlatelet TransfusionReproducibility of Resultsbacteriabiodetectioncytometryfountain flowplatelets

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PMID28177537
PMCPMC6817245

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