What is it about?

An editorial in Portuguese about different methods to improve donor arm disinfection.

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Why is it important?

Donor arem desinfection is an importat step to prevent bacterial contamination of blood components.

Perspectives

I believe this editorial gives a broad overview of methods to improve donor arm disenfection and discuss new methods to inactivate bacteria and decrease the risk of contamination of blood products.

Dr Cesar de Almeida-Neto
Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo

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This page is a summary of: Avaliação da eficácia dos métodos de desinfecção cutânea em doadores de sangue: uma etapa relevante na segurança transfusional, Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, February 2009, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-84842009000100002.
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