NAT yield for human immunodeficiency and hepatitis C viruses in Brazilian blood donors: Preliminary results

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 125-127

  Andrea, P ^a   Kupek, E ^b   Genovez, G ^c   Martins, J T ^c   Barban, G B ^c  

^a Center for Hematology and Hemotherapy of the Santa Catarina State (HEMOSC)   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAFETY; BRAZILIAN; HEPACIVIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; BLOOD; BRAZIL; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; GENETICS; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MASS SCREENING; PROCEDURES; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIREMIA; VIROLOGY;

DIAGNOSTIC KIT; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD SAFETY; BRAZIL; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; VIREMIA;

EID: 84929838260     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tme.12180     Document Type: Article

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