Transfusion transmitted viral infections--recent developments in blood donor screening.
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Prevalence of Major Transfusion-Transmissible Viral Infections in Blood Donors Attending Fars Blood Transfusion Center, Shiraz, Southern Iran: 2002–05
Evaluation of trends in the rate of infectious diseases of blood donors is essential for monitoring safety of blood supply and effective screening of donors. Transfusion records of blood donors who attended the Center between 2002 and 2005 were reviewed for positive cases of HBS (by ELISA), HIV (by Western Blot) and HCV (by ELISA). During 2002–05, 507,531 persons donated blood. The prevalence r...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 66 781 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990