Clinical and epidemiological profile of blood donors with positive serology for viral hepatitis in southern Brazil Perfil clínico e epidemiológico de doadores de sangue com sorologias positivas para hepatites virais no sul do Brasil
INTRODUCTION: Positive serological tests for hepatitis viruses B and C at blood banks are an important reason for blood deferral. Additionally, high residual risk for transfusing hepatitis-contaminated blood has been estimated in southern Brazil. This study aimed to identify risk factors for positiv...
Main Authors: | Luciana da Silveira, Leonardo de Lucca Schiavon, Kerley Pereira da Silva, Thiago Barbieri Lopes, Marcos da Rocha Zaccaron, Janaína Luz Narciso-Schiavon |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
2011-06-01
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Series: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000300001 |
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