Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus to a repeat blood donor

Transfusion

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 436-440

  Capelli, C ^a   Prati, D ^a,b   Bosoni, P ^a,b   Zanuso, F ^a,b   Pappalettera, M ^a,b   Mozzi, F ^a,b   De Mattei, C ^a,b   Zanella, A ^a,c   Sirchia, G ^a,b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b Ctro Trasfusionale Immunol T   (Italy)

^c MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030945155     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1997.37497265345.x     Document Type: Article

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