Fatal Sepsis Associated with Bacterial Contamination of Platelets — Utah and California, August 2017
Fatal Sepsis Associated with Bacterial Contamination of Platelets — Utah and California, August 2017
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Horth, Roberta Z. , Jones, Jefferson M. , Kim, Janice J. , Lopansri, Bert K. , Ilstrup, Sarah J. , Fridey, Joy , Kelley, Walter E. , Stramer, Susan L. , Nambiar, Ashok , Ramirez-Avila, Lynn , Nichols, Amy , Garcia, Wendy , Oakeson, Kelly F. , Vlachos, Nicholas , McAllister, Gillian , Hunter, Robert , Nakashima, Allyn K. and Basavaraju, Sridhar V.
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United States: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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English
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United States: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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During August 2017, two separate clusters of platelet transfusion-associated bacterial sepsis were reported in Utah and California. In Utah, two patients died after platelet transfusions from the same donation. Clostridium perfringens isolates from one patient's blood, the other patient's platelet bag, and donor skin swabs were highly related by wh...
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Fatal Sepsis Associated with Bacterial Contamination of Platelets — Utah and California, August 2017
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Jones, Jefferson M.
Kim, Janice J.
Lopansri, Bert K.
Ilstrup, Sarah J.
Fridey, Joy
Kelley, Walter E.
Stramer, Susan L.
Nambiar, Ashok
Ramirez-Avila, Lynn
Nichols, Amy
Garcia, Wendy
Oakeson, Kelly F.
Vlachos, Nicholas
McAllister, Gillian
Hunter, Robert
Nakashima, Allyn K.
Basavaraju, Sridhar V.
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6023189
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6023189
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0149-2195
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1545-861X
DOI
10.15585/mmwr.mm6725a4
