Blood Platelets

Bacteriology
The Pan Genera Detection Immunoassay: a Novel Point-of-Issue Method for Detection of Bacterial Contamination in Platelet Concentrates
Tanja Vollmer, Dennis Hinse, Knut Kleesiek, Jens Dreier
Bacteriology
Comparison of the BACTEC 9240 and BacT/Alert Blood Culture Systems for Detection of Bacterial Contamination in Platelet Concentrates
Stefan Riedel, Gregory Siwek, Susan E. Beekmann, Sandra S. Richter, Thomas Raife, Gary V. Doern
Letter to the Editor
Impact of Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory When Using Automated Blood Culture Systems for Bacterial Contamination Screening of Apheresis Platelet Products
Les C. Stutzman, Nadine Sullivan
Bacteriology
Two Novel Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assays for Rapid Detection of Bacterial Contamination in Platelet Concentrates
Jens Dreier, Melanie Störmer, Knut Kleesiek
Bacteriology
Rapid Screening Method for Detection of Bacteria in Platelet Concentrates
S. Ribault, K. Harper, L. Grave, C. Lafontaine, P. Nannini, A. Raimondo, I. Besson Faure
Bacteriology
Optimization of Real-Time PCR Assay for Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Eubacterial 16S Ribosomal DNA in Platelet Concentrates
Tamimount Mohammadi, Henk W. Reesink, Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Paul H. M. Savelkoul
Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology
Cytoplasmic, Nuclear, and Platelet Autoantibodies in Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Patients
Susan J. Wong, Josephine A. Thomas