Session Information
AABB Annual Meeting and CTTXPO 2012
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Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Diseases: Bacterial Contamination of Components
Track
:
Oral Abstract Session
Program Code:
030M
Date:
Monday, October 8, 2012
Time:
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
EST
Location:
205B
MODERATOR
(S):
Stephen Wagner, PhD, Interim Head, Blood Components Department, American Red Cross
Louis Katz, MD
Description
Handouts will not be available for this session and it will not be recorded
- Discuss a rare case of transmission of C. perfringens by a platelet concentrate.
- Discuss the possible role of biofilm-forming organisms in transfusion-related sepsis.
- Review the clinical significance of isolation of S. bovis from asymptomatic blood donors.
| CE Category | CE Value |
|---|---|
| California Clinical Laboratory Personnel | 1.5 |
| California Nurse | 1.8 |
| Florida Laboratory Personnel | 1.8 |
| General Attendee | 1.5 |
| Physician | 1.5 |
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