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Immunology and Infection

Treatment of Platelet Products with Riboflavin and UV Light: Effectiveness Against High Titer Bacterial Contamination
Shawn D. Keil 1, Nick Hovenga 1, Denise Gilmour 1, Susanne Marschner 1, Raymond Goodrich 1
1Terumo BCT, Scientific Affairs

The storage conditions of platelet products create an ideal environment for bacterial contaminants to multiply to dangerous levels. The goal of this study was to use a colony forming assay to evaluate a riboflavin based pathogen reduction process against high titer bacterial contamination in human platelet products.

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