Comparison between the BACTEC 9240 and the Pall eBDS system for detection of bacterial platelet concentrate contamination.

Background: Only two commercially available automated systems have been cleared by the FDA for screening of bacterial contamination in platelet (PLT) products. These are the Pall eBDS (Pall Corp.), based on measurement of oxygen consumption by contaminant organisms, and the BacT/ALERT (bioMérieux), revealing increasing carbon dioxide concentration due to bacterial growth.