Reducing Bacterial Contamination of Blood Bags with a Double Knot

Kathleen Selleng, Halima Ismail, Christian Kohler, Jan Wesche, Jessica Fuhrmann, Anne Kohler, Claudia Wiede, Vivien Huj, Yazid Ibrahim, Evgeny A. Idelevich, Dalhat Gwarzo, Andreas Greinacher

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DOI: 10.1056/nejmc2600589
Published: 2026-05-07
Container: New England Journal of Medicine
Publisher: Massachusetts Medical Society
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@article{allodium:10.1056/nejmc2600589,
  title = {Reducing Bacterial Contamination of Blood Bags with a Double Knot},
  author = {Kathleen Selleng and Halima Ismail and Christian Kohler and Jan Wesche and Jessica Fuhrmann and Anne Kohler and Claudia Wiede and Vivien Huj and Yazid Ibrahim and Evgeny A. Idelevich and Dalhat Gwarzo and Andreas Greinacher},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {New England Journal of Medicine},
  doi = {10.1056/nejmc2600589},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmc2600589}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Reducing Bacterial Contamination of Blood Bags with a Double Knot
AU  - Kathleen Selleng
AU  - Halima Ismail
AU  - Christian Kohler
AU  - Jan Wesche
AU  - Jessica Fuhrmann
AU  - Anne Kohler
AU  - Claudia Wiede
AU  - Vivien Huj
AU  - Yazid Ibrahim
AU  - Evgeny A. Idelevich
AU  - Dalhat Gwarzo
AU  - Andreas Greinacher
PY  - 2026
JO  - New England Journal of Medicine
DO  - 10.1056/nejmc2600589
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Selleng, K., Ismail, H., Kohler, C., Wesche, J., Fuhrmann, J., Kohler, A., Wiede, C., Huj, V., Ibrahim, Y., Idelevich, E. A., Gwarzo, D., & Greinacher, A. (2026). Reducing Bacterial Contamination of Blood Bags with a Double Knot. New England Journal of Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmc2600589

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