Possible transmission of human herpesvirus-8 by blood transfusion in a historical United States cohort

Transfusion

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 500-503

  Dollard, Sheila C ^a   Nelson, Kenrad E ^b   Ness, Paul M ^b   Stambolis, Veronica ^b   Kuehnert, Matthew J ^b   Pellett, Philip E ^b   Cannon, Michael J ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD COMPONENT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROCONVERSION; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COHORT STUDIES; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 17044413669     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0041-1132.2005.04334.x     Document Type: Article

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