Trypanosoma cruzi parasitemia in US blood donors with serologic evidence of infection

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 198, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 609-613

  Leiby, David A ^a   Herron Jr , Ross M ^b   Garratty, George ^b   Herwaldt, Barbara L ^c  

^a HOLLAND LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Southern California Blood Services Region   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD DONOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITEMIA; PERSISTENT INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SEROLOGY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHAGAS DISEASE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PARASITEMIA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48749119173     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/590159     Document Type: Article

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