Seroprevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatitis C Virus, and Treponema pallidum Infections among Blood Donors on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

Regular screening of transfusion-transmissible infections (TTIs), such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus (HBV and HCV, respectively), and Treponema pallidum, in blood donors is essential to guaranteeing clinical transfusion safety. This study aimed to determine...

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Main Authors: Dong-De Xie, Jian Li, Jiang-Tao Chen, Urbano Monsuy Eyi, Rocio Apicante Matesa, Maximo Miko Ondo Obono, Carlos Sala Ehapo, Li-Ye Yang, Hui Yang, Hui-Tian Yang, Min Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4598168?pdf=render