Transfusion-transmitted infections among multi-transfused patients in Brazil

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages

  De Paula, Erich V ^a   Gonçales, Neiva S L ^a   Xueref, Serge ^b   Addas Carvalho, Marcelo ^a   Gilli, Simone C O ^a   Angerami, Rodrigo N ^a   Veríssimo, Mônica P A ^c   Gonçales Jr , Fernando L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^c Boldrini Children's Cancer Center   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; Multi transfused patients; Transfusion transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HEMOPHILIA; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SEROLOGY; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAZIL; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 32044461342     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-6532(05)80031-9     Document Type: Article

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