Trial reportBlood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue2020
Bacterial contamination of blood products for transfusion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: temperature monitoring, qualitative and semi-quantitative culture.
Trial report in Blood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Bacterial Contamination in Stored Blood for Transfusion and Associated Infectious Risks Among Patients with Cancer at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, in Uganda.Journal of blood medicine · 2026Article
- Use of flow cytometry method to detect contaminations of platelet suspensions.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2024Article
- Knowledge, attitude and practice survey of bacterial contamination of blood for transfusion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Blood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue · 2024Article
- Comparative genome analyses of Staphylococcus aureus from platelet concentrates reveal rearrangements involving loss of type VII secretion genes.Access microbiology · 2024Article
- Bacterial contaminants in stored blood and blood products at Zomba Central Hospital Blood Bank: assessing the possible risk of post-transfusion sepsis in a resource-limited setting.The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
- Research progress on albumin-based hydrogels: Properties, preparation methods, types and its application for antitumor-drug delivery and tissue engineering.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Review
- Blood Transfusion Reactions-A Comprehensive Review of the Literature including a Swiss Perspective.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundBacterial contamination of blood for transfusion is rarely investigated in low-income countries. We determined the contamination rate of blood products in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. MATERIAL AND
methodsIn this prospective observational study, blood products in one rural and two urban hospitals (paediatric and general) contained a satellite sampling bag by which blood was sampled for culture in a blood culture bottle (4 mL) and on an agar-coated slide to estimate colony forming units (CFU/mL). Bacteria were identified with biochemical tests and MALDI-TOF (Bruker). Exposure time >10 °C was assessed on a subset of blood products.
resultsIn total, 1.4% (41 of 2,959) of blood products were contaminated with 48 bacterial isolates. Skin (e.g., Staphylococcus spp.) and environmental (e.g., Bacillus spp.) bacteria predominated (97.8% of 45 isolates identified). Bacterial counts were ≤10 DISCUSSION: A bacterial contamination rate of 1.4% of whole blood and red cells is similar to results from high-income countries. Implementation of feasible risk-mitigation measures is needed.
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