Open AccessEvaluation of Mirasol pathogen reduction system by artificially contaminating platelet concentrates with Staphylococcus epidermidis: A pilot study from India
Author(s) -
Kabita Chatterjee,
Shamsuz Zaman,
Rahul Chaurasia,
Surinder Singh,
Shawn D. Keil,
Shalini Tewari,
Akanksha Bisht,
Nitin Agarwal,
Diptiranjan Rout,
Subhash Chand,
Kallol Saha
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
asian journal of transfusion science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1998-3565
pISSN - 0973-6247
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6247.187946
Subject(s) - staphylococcus epidermidis , pathogen , medicine , platelet , inoculation , bacteria , incubation , buffy coat , microbiology and biotechnology , colony forming unit , surgery , staphylococcus aureus , biology , immunology , biochemistry , genetics
This study was conducted to assess the efficacy of Mirasol pathogen reduction system for platelets aimed at preventing bacterial regrowth by spiking buffy coat pooled platelets (BCPP) with clinically relevant load of Staphylococous epidermidis.