Growth and endotoxin production of Yersinia enterocolitica and Enterobacter agglomerans in packed erythrocytes
Abstract
Since 1987, the Centers for Disease Control investigated six cases of transfusion-associated sepsis. All six patients developed septic shock after receiving units of packed erythrocytes (PRBCs) contaminated with Yersinia enterocolitica (five patients) and Enterobacter agglomerans (one patient); three of the blood recipients died.… Read more