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1949705

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-12-6
pubmed:abstractText
Septicemia is a rare complication of blood transfusion. This is probably primarily due to the use of sealed disposable containers for blood collection and the storage of red cell-containing components at 4 degrees C. However, despite these measures, septicemia due to blood transfusion continues to occur. We report here a fatal case of Yersinia enterocolitica septicemia due to a contaminated unit of red cells which was collected from an apparently healthy, asymptomatic blood donor. The organism grows at cold temperature and multiplies during storage of red blood cell-containing components. Contaminated components do not show any visible abnormalities. The possibility of transfusion-transmitted Y. enterocolitica should be considered in patients who have symptoms of sepsis or shock following transfusion.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0042-9007
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
61
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
18-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Fatal Yersinia enterocolitica (serotype 0:5,27) sepsis after blood transfusion.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports