Risk of exposure to Chagas' disease among seroreactive Brazilian blood donors

Transfusion

Volumn 36, Issue 11-12, 1996, Pages 969-973

  Salles, N A ^a   Sabino, E C ^a   Cliquet, M G ^a   Eluf Neto, J ^b   Mayer, A ^c   Almeida Neto, C ^a   Mendonca M C ^a   Dorliach Llacer, P ^a   Chamone, D F ^a,b   Saez Alquezar A ^a  

^a FUNDAÇÃO PRÓ SANGUE HEMOCENTRO DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPOSURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SEROLOGY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 10544249460     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1996.36111297091740.x     Document Type: Article

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