Does use of the DiaMed Impact R to test platelet function in stored platelet concentrate?
We were able to reconstitute PCs by adding red cells and identified conditions to allow platelet adhesion and aggregation functions of PCs to be measurable in the DiaMed Impact R. Platelet functions of adhesion and aggregation were shown to decrease during storage but improved after a 1-h treatment at 37 degrees C.
Other than an increased risk of polyresistant or multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, Beijing strains appear to pose no more of a public health threat than non-Beijing strains within a high-income immigrant-receiving country.