Transfusion transmitted bacterial infection due to a rare organism

Transfusion transmitted bacterial infection due to a rare organism

Preoperative packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusion was planned as her haemoglobin was 7.1 g%. The blood bank was alerted for screening of other blood components and water supply systems. Apart from routine education and hand hygiene techniques for healthcare personnel, regular screening of aqueou...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of anaesthesia 2019-07, Vol.63 (7), p.597-598, Article 597
Hauptverfasser: Sherfudeen, Khaja, Kaliannan, Senthil, Chidambaram, M, Jeyakumar, Sethu
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antibacterial agents
Antibiotics
Bacterial infections
Blood & organ donations
Blood transfusion
Blood transfusions
Disease transmission
Health aspects
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobins
Imipenem
Infection
Infections
Letters to Editor
Ostomy
Sepsis
Tazobactam
Teenage girls
Tonsillectomy
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Zusammenfassung:Preoperative packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusion was planned as her haemoglobin was 7.1 g%. The blood bank was alerted for screening of other blood components and water supply systems. Apart from routine education and hand hygiene techniques for healthcare personnel, regular screening of aqueous-associated environments in the hospital should be done to prevent S. maltophilia growth and infection.
ISSN:0019-5049
0976-2817
DOI:10.4103/ija.IJA_127_19