Assessment of the quality of stored blood for transfusion at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Southwestern Uganda

To assess the quality of blood stored for transfusion at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) regarding bacterial contamination, malaria infection, and laboratory audit status. Whole blood and packed red blood cells at MRRH were critically inspected for visual anomalies, and a portion of this b...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of blood medicine 2019-07, Vol.10, p.161-169
Hauptverfasser: Rukundo, Hope Alice Mbabazi, Taremwa, Ivan Mugisha, Muwanguzi, Enoch, Ndyomubantu, Mark, Byarugaba, Frederick, Natukunda, Bernard
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Zusammenfassung:To assess the quality of blood stored for transfusion at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) regarding bacterial contamination, malaria infection, and laboratory audit status. Whole blood and packed red blood cells at MRRH were critically inspected for visual anomalies, and a portion of this blood was aseptically collected and analyzed for and bacterial contamination using culture methods. For culture positive samples, drug susceptibility testing (DST) was done using the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. An audit using Stepwise Laboratory quality Improvement Process Towards Accreditation (SLIPTA) quality checklist was conducted. The obtained data were analyzed as frequencies and proportions at 95% confidence interval (CI), and significance levels of relatedness were set at -values
ISSN:1179-2736
1179-2736
DOI:10.2147/JBM.S205708