Transfusions of blood and blood products and viral infections

Transfusions of blood and blood products are commonly used in medicine, but being biological materials they carry a risk of transmitting infections--viral, bacterial, parasitic, as well as prions. Laboratory tests used for screening of donated blood for viral infections at present cannot detect all...

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Main Authors: Marta Wróblewska, Ewa Piotrowska, MirosŁaw Łuczak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Index Copernicus International S.A. 2002-06-01
Series:Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej
Online Access:http://journals.indexcopernicus.com/fulltxt.php?ICID=2050