Title | Streptococcus bovis septic shock due to contaminated transfused platelets. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2004 |
Authors | Chang AH, Kirsch CM, Mobashery N, Johnson N, Levitt LJ |
Journal | American journal of hematology//Am J Hematol |
Volume | 77 |
Issue | 3 |
Pagination | 282 - 6 |
Date Published | 2004 |
ISBN Number | 0361-8609 |
Other Numbers | 3h4, 7610369 |
Keywords | *Blood Platelets/mi [Microbiology], *Platelet Transfusion/ae [Adverse Effects], *Shock, Septic/mi [Microbiology], *Streptococcal Infections/mi [Microbiology], *Streptococcus bovis, Adult, Bacteremia/mi [Microbiology], Blood Preservation, Drug Contamination, Female, Humans |
Abstract | Although most physicians and the public are primarily concerned about the risk of transmitting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis virus during a platelet transfusion, bacterial contamination is actually the most common infectious complication. Unlike red blood cells, platelets are stored at room temperature (20-24 degrees C), which raises the risk of bacterial proliferation. The risk of bacterial sepsis is 2.5-fold higher for each unit of transfused platelets compared to each unit of red blood cells. We report an unusual case of Streptococcus bovis septic shock associated with a contaminated platelet transfusion. |
Notify Library Reference ID | 4324 |
Streptococcus bovis septic shock due to contaminated transfused platelets.
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