Periodontitis increases risk of viable bacteria in freshly drawn blood donations
Dr. Christian Damgaard, DDS, PhD University of Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark
Historical journey to improve screening of platelet components for bacterial contamination
Dr. Sandra Ramirez-Arcos, PhD Canadian Blood Services Ottawa, Canada
Estimating the risk associated with bacterial contamination of platelets
Dr. Ryan A. Metcalf University of Utah and ARUP Laboratories Utah, USA