Treatment of Platelet Products with Riboflavin and UV Light: Effectiveness Against High Titer Bacterial ContaminationShawn 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.
