Transmission of filarial infection through blood transfusion

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 367-370

  Choudhury, N ^a,c   Murthy, P K ^b   Chatterjee, R K ^b   Khan, Mumtaz Ali ^a   Ayyagari, A ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c Prathama Blood Center   (India)

Author keywords

Blood donor; Blood transfusion; Filaria; Microfilaria; Transfusion associated diseases; Transfusion reaction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FILARIA; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROFILARIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FILARIASIS; HUMANS; MICROFILARIA;

EID: 1142274544     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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