Bacteriological Study of Platelet Concentrates Stored at 22 C and 4 C

Samples of platelet concentrate prepared by double plasmapheresis of volunteers were stored at 4 C and 22 C for four to ten days and cultured from 0072 hours on brain heart infusion media, thioglycolate broth, and tryptic soy broth and incubated at 22 and 37 C for 21 days.