Refrigerated blood stored up to 48 hours before transfusion can destroy which of the following
Treponema pallidum is killed in 1 to 3 days at 0-4degrees centigrade, so transfusion syphilis can be prevented by storing blood in the refrigerator before transfusion Stored frozen at -70deg C in 10% glycerol, or in liquid nitrogen (-130 deg C), it remains ble for 10-15 years. Ref: Textbook of microbiology; Ananthanarayan and paniker's; 10th edition; Pg:379
HIV
Hepatitis B
Treponema pallidum
Plasmodium vivax
Bacteriology