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Review
. 2009 Apr;7(2):86-93.
doi: 10.2450/2008.0026-08.

Reduction of the risk of bacterial contamination of blood components through diversion of the first part of the donation of blood and blood components

Giancarlo Maria Liumbruno  1 , Liviana Catalano, Vanessa Piccinini, Simonetta Pupella, Giuliano Grazzini
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Review

Reduction of the risk of bacterial contamination of blood components through diversion of the first part of the donation of blood and blood components

Giancarlo Maria Liumbruno et al. Blood Transfus. 2009 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: bacterial contamination; blood component; blood donation; diversion volume; platelets.

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