Optimized broad-range real-time PCR-based method for bacterial screening of platelet concentrates
Abstract Bacterial contamination of blood components remains a major challenge in transfusion medicine, particularly, platelet concentrates (PCs) due to the storage conditions that support bacterial proliferation. In this study, we develop a rapid, sensitive and specific real-time PCR protocol for b...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
2020-08-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842021000300692&tlng=en |