Bacterial contamination of blood products for transfusion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: prevalence, risk analysis, prevention KU Leuven
There are limited data on bacterial contamination of blood products for transfusion in sub-Saharan Africa. The available data vary largely over the studied countries, with contamination ratios ranging from 0.0 – 17.5%. Skin and environmental bacteria are the main sources of blood product contamination. Gram-negative bacteria specifically can cause severe transfusion reactions. The objectives of the present studies were (i) to assess the ...