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Sources and sequelae of bacterial contamination of hematopoietic stem cell components: implications for the safety of hematotherapy and graft engineering
1 Sept 1996
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BACKGROUND: It is important to compare the incidence of bacterial contamination of components collected from the peripheral blood or bone marrow (BM), as well as of components processed with or without cell selection or depletion, and to evaluate the sequelae of such contamination. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Bacterial contamination rates were compared in 1380 untreated autologous peripheral blood progenitor cells...
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