West Nile Virus: An Emerging Infection in Transfusion Medicine

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 65-70

  Makar, Robert S ^a   Stowell, Christopher P ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; PERMETHRIN;

BIRD; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEVER; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAMMAL; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TRANSFUSION; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; VIROLOGY; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

EID: 1942434741     PISSN: 01964399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-4399(04)90005-0     Document Type: Article

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