Table.

Bacteriadetectedinredbloodcellconcentrates

Blood component

Organism

Yersinia enterocolitica
Pseudomonas fluorescens
Packed Red Blood
Cells

Pseudomonas putida
Treponema pallidum

Platelets

Prevalence of bacteria
detected that caused
complications

51.0%
26.5%
4.1%
4.1%

Other bacteria (including Serratia

liquefaciens)

14.3%

Staphylococcus epidermidis

25 %

Salmonella choleraesuis

13.5 %

Serratia marcescens

9.6 %

Staphylococcus aureus

9.6 %

Bacillus cereus

3.8 %

Streptococcus viridans

5.8 %

Other bacteria

36.5 %

Criteria to diagnose transfusion-associated bacterial sepsis

1.
2.
3.
4.

FEVER 39 C or increase in body temperature by 2C

Shivering
Tachycardia ( 120 beats per minute or increase by > 40 bpm)
Changes in systolic pressure (increase by >= 30 mmHg or decrease in comparison
to baseline values)