Canine and feline blood donor screening for infectious disease

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 135-142

  Wardrop, K Jane ^a   Reine, Nyssa ^b   Birkenheuer, Adam ^c   Hale, Anne ^d   Hohenhaus, Ann ^b   Crawford, Cynda ^e   Lappin, Michael R ^f  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Midwest Animal Blood Services Inc   (United States)

^e University of Florida   (United States)

^f Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE CARRIER; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CATS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOGS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 13644250737     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2005)19<135:CAFBDS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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