Autologous transplant: microbial contamination of hematopoietic stem cell products

Hematopoietic progenitor cells from peripheral blood (HPCPB) are commonly used for autologous and allogenic transplants in patients with most various onco-hematological diseases, and despite the utilization of sterile techniques during collection and processing of these products, bacterial contamina...

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Main Authors: Igor Dullius Almeida, Tissiana Schmalfuss, Liane Marise Röhsig, Luciano Zubaran Goldani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000400006&lng=en&tlng=en