Trends in major transfusion-transmissible infections among blood donors over 17 years in Istanbul, Turkey

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 671-675

  Kocak, Nafiz ^a,b,g   Hepgul, S ^c   Ozbayburtlu, S ^d   Altunay, H ^a   Ozsoy, M F ^a   Kosan, E ^c   Aksu, Y ^d   Yilmaz, G ^e   Pahsa, A ^f  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Military Hospital   (Turkey)

^c Capa Red Crescent Blood Centre   (Turkey)

^d Zeynep Kamil Red Cres Blood Centre   (Turkey)

^e ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^g Asker Hastanesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blood donors; Epidemiology; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus; Human immunodeficiency virus; Syphilis; Transfusion transmissible; Turkey

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; REAGIN TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SCREENING TEST; SERODIAGNOSIS; SYPHILIS; TIME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 9544236193     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000403200613     Document Type: Article

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