Fatal false‐negative transfusion infection involving a buffy coat platelet pool contaminated with biofilm‐positive <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i>: a case report

Abstract

Despite several mitigation strategies, false-negative cultures with current PLT screening practices still occur. This report creates awareness of the pathogenicity of opportunistic S. epidermidis, a low-virulence organism, in susceptible patients who may not develop a typical transfusion reaction.