HTLV-I/II and blood donors: determinants associated with seropositivity in a low risk population

OBJECTIVE: Blood donors in Brazil have been routinely screened for HTLV-I/II since 1993. A study was performed to estimate the prevalence of HTLV-I/II infection in a low risk population and to better understand determinants associated with seropositivity. METHODS: HTLV-I/II seropositive (n=135), ind...

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Main Authors: Bernadette Catalan Soares, Anna Bárbara de F Carneiro Proietti, Fernando Augusto Proietti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2003-08-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102003000400012&lng=en&tlng=en