Trypanosoma cruzi in a low- to moderate-risk blood donor population: Seroprevalence and possible congenital transmission

Transfusion

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 310-315

  Leiby, David A ^a   Fucci, Mei Chien Huang ^a   Stumpf, Robert J ^b  

^a AMERICAN RED CROSS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; RADIOIMMUNOPRECIPITATION; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0032965669     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1999.39399219290.x     Document Type: Article

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