Transfusion-transmitted virus infection in HIV-1-seropositive patients

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 246-250

  Debiaggi, M ^a   Zara, F ^a   Sacchi, P ^a   Bruno, R ^a   Mazzucco, M ^b   Poma, R ^b   Raffaldi, F ^d   Gerace, L ^d   Perini, M ^c   Pistorio, A ^b   Romero, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c DiaTech Srl   (Italy)

^d Dia Tech srl ^*

Author keywords

Blood donors; HIV infection; Polymerase chain reaction; TTV

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PERSISTENT VIRUS INFECTION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; UNTRANSLATED REGION; VIREMIA; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS STRAIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DNA VIRUSES; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; TT VIRUS;

EID: 0034191850     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2000.00069.x     Document Type: Article

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