Human T-cell lymphocytotrophic virus prevalence in German blood donors and 'at-risk' groups

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 204-206

  Nubling C M ^a   Seifried, E ^a   Weichert, W ^a   Lower J ^a  

^a PAUL EHRLICH INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMANY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS INFECTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BLOOD DONORS; DELTARETROVIRUS INFECTIONS; GERMANY; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 2; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035497098     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1423-0410.2001.00102.x     Document Type: Letter

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