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Report of bacterial contamination derived from the French hemovigilance study
October 2001
| Component transfused |
Confirmed report of bacterial contamination |
Risk-per-million units fatality |
| Red blood cells |
6.0 |
1.0 |
| Plateletpheresis units |
32.0 |
7.1 |
| Platelets derived from whole blood |
72.0 |
1.0 |
| Total, all units |
7.4 |
1.1 |
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