Organ donor screening practices for trypanosoma cruzi infection among US organ procurement organizations

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 848-851

  Schwartz, B S ^a   Paster, M ^b   Ison, M G ^c   Chin Hong, P V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Assoc of Organ Procurem Org   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Donor infection; donor screening; organ procurement; organization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEROLOGY;

ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CHAGAS DISEASE; DONOR SELECTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953249277     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03436.x     Document Type: Article

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