Risk for Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Diseases in Central and South America

We report the potential risk for an infectious disease through tainted transfusion in 10 countries of South and Central America in 1993 and in two countries of South America in 1994, as well as the cost of reagents as partial estimation of screening costs. Of the 12 countries included in the study,...

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Main Authors: Gabriel A. Schmunis, Fabio Zicker, Francisco Pinheiro, David Brandling-Bennett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1998-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/4/1/98-0102_article