[Technologies and control of cleanness of the rooms in the blood center]

Med Tekh. 2006 May-Jun:(3):27-31.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

To prevent bacterial contamination of blood transfusion media, the following three types of rooms in blood service institutions should meet especially high requirements for cleanness: 1. Box and its foreroom (or room equipped with laminar cabinet) for open-air preparation of washed red blood cells or other blood components. 2. Box (laminar cabinet) in bacteriological laboratory. 3. Two areas of gene diagnosis laboratory: a) for RNA detection (HIV and HCV diagnosis) to prevent sample contamination with extraneous RNAases; b) for preparation of in-house test kits. Required cleanness of rooms in blood service institutions can be attained using the following equipment available from Laminarnye Sistemy, Ltd. (Miass, Chelyabinsk Region, Russia): clean chamber equipment; abacterial air environment box for working with agents and microorganisms; box for working with DNA samples.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Air Microbiology
  • Bacteriological Techniques
  • Blood Banks / organization & administration*
  • Blood Banks / standards
  • Genetics, Medical / methods
  • Genetics, Medical / standards
  • Sanitation / instrumentation*
  • Sanitation / methods*