Mini-pool screening by nucleic acid testing for hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and HIV: Preliminary results

Transfusion

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 905-907

  Cardoso, M S ^a,b   Koerner, K ^a   Kubanek, B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b Molec Virus Diagnostics Sect   (Germany)

^c German Red Cross Blood Transfusion ^*

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; SCREENING; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 0031697246     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1998.381098440853.x     Document Type: Article

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