BACTERIAL-INFECTION FOLLOWING BLOOD PRODUCT TRANSFUSION - SOME BAD BLOOD BUGGING YOU

Citation
Jn. Greene et al., BACTERIAL-INFECTION FOLLOWING BLOOD PRODUCT TRANSFUSION - SOME BAD BLOOD BUGGING YOU, Complications in surgery, 14(2), 1995, pp. 165-170
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal",Surgery
Journal title
ISSN journal
1053749X
Volume
14
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
165 - 170
Database
ISI
SICI code
1053-749X(1995)14:2<165:BFBPT->2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
With concern growing over the transmission of viral agents through blo od transfusion, clinicians must also consider the risk that other micr oorganisms may be transmitted by transfusion. Bacterial contamination of transfused blood products is a well-recognized source of sepsis. Un fortunately, bacterial sepsis associated with blood product transfusio n can be difficult to distinguish from an acute hemolytic reaction. Th erefore, the clinician must remain alert to the possibility of bacteri al contamination of blood products whenever a ''transfusion reaction'' is encountered.