Bacterial screening of platelet components: Experience at a hospital‐based blood bank
This study demonstrates a low platelet culture positivity rate, with the most common contaminant being Staphylococcus species. Further studies are required to evaluate the feasibility of a large-volume delayed-sampling testing protocol in our setting.
Authors
- Zakariya Al-Muharrmi
- Arwa Z. Al‐Riyami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8649-0650)
- Y Al-Ruzeiqi
- I Al-Omairi
Institutions
- Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (OM)
- Sultan Qaboos University (OM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vox Sanguinis
- Published
- 2025-08-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.70096
- Primary Topic
- Blood transfusion and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00