Estimation of the residual risk for the transmission of HIV in blood donors from the Mountain Region of Santa Catarina

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 489-493

  Spada, Celso ^a   Souza, Marli Adelina ^a,b   Treitinger, Arício ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b Regional Blood Center in Lages Santa Catarina   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood donors; HIV; Immunological window; Residual risk; Transfusion security

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; SEROCONVERSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 31144457673     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 14138670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702005000600006     Document Type: Article

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