Seroprevalence of Babesia microti in blood donors from Babesia-endemic areas of the northeastern United States: 2000 through 2007

Transfusion

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2574-2582

  Johnson, Stephanie T ^a,b,c   Cable, Ritchard G ^a,b,c   Tonnetti, Laura ^a,b,c   Spencer, Bryan ^a,b,c   Rios, Jorge ^a,b,c   Leiby, David A ^a,b,c  

^a American Red Cross ^*  (United States)

^b HOLLAND LABORATORY   (United States)

^c AMERICAN RED CROSS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BABESIA MICROTI; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; QUALITY CONTROL; RED CROSS; SEROPREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHMS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BABESIA MICROTI; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CONNECTICUT; ENDEMIC DISEASES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASSACHUSETTS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 71849099939     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02430.x     Document Type: Article

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