Prevención del crecimiento de Yersinia enterocolitica en concentrados de glóbulos rojos

R N Pietersz1, H W Reesink, W Pauw

  • 1Red Cross Blood Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Lancet (London, England)
|September 26, 1992
PubMed
Resumen

Mantener la sangre entera a 22°C antes de procesar y eliminar los leucocitos reduce significativamente el crecimiento de Yersinia enterocolitica en los productos sanguíneos. Este método mejora la seguridad de los glóbulos rojos almacenados.

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