Infectious markers in blood donors of East Delhi: Prevalence and trends

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 477-479

  Singh, Bharat ^a   Kataria, Sant Prakash ^a   Gupta, Ravish ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Blood donors; Infectious markers; Replacement; Voluntary

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; CARDIOLIPIN; CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; VENEREAL DISEASE RESEARCH LABORATORY ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; INDIA; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; SEROLOGY; VENEREAL DISEASE REACTION TEST; VOLUNTEER; BLOOD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; SYPHILIS;

BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOLIPINS; CHOLESTEROL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INDIA; INFECTION; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; SYPHILIS;

EID: 32744462213     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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