Transfusion-transmitted hepatitis E: Is screening warranted

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 353-358

  Bajpai, M ^a   Gupta, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF LIVER AND BILIARY SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

blood products; Hepatitis E virus; transfusion transmitted viruses

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAFETY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EGYPT; EPIDEMIC; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; SCREENING TEST; SEROPREVALENCE; TRANSFUSION TRANSMITTED HEPATITIS E VIRUS; UGANDA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 82555191316     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.90158     Document Type: Article

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