Seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in at-risk blood donors in Catalonia (Spain)

Transfusion

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1862-1868

  Piron, Maria ^a   Vergés, Mireia ^b   Muñoz, José ^b   Casamitjana, Natàlia ^b   Sanz, Sergi ^b   Maymó, Rosa María ^b   Hernández, José Manuel ^b   Puig, Lluís ^b   Portús, Montserrat ^b   Gascón, Joaquim ^b   Sauleda, Sílvia ^b  

^a Transfusion Safety Laboratory   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHAGAS DISEASE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEROPREVALENCE; SPAIN; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BLOOD DONORS; CHAGAS DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SPAIN; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50849110476     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2008.01789.x     Document Type: Article

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