Blood Product Bacterial Testing 24 Hours Prior to Transfusion

**Semantic type:** Laboratory Procedure

**Definition:** A qualitative immunoassay for the detection of aerobic and anaerobic gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria in leukocyte reduced apheresis platelets or pre-storage pools of up to six (6) leukocyte reduced whole blood derived platelets within 24 hours prior to transfusion.

**Synonyms:** - Bacterial Testing