Survival of Rickettsia conorii in artificially contaminated whole and leukoreduced canine blood units during the storage period

Survival of Rickettsia conorii in artificially contaminated whole and leukoreduced canine blood units during the storage period

Abstract Background The ability of tick-borne agents to survive in stored blood bags is a key factor for their transmissibility by blood transfusion. The aim of this study was to evaluate the survival and potential infectivity of Rickettsia conorii (RC) in artificially contaminated canine whole bloo...

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Main Authors: Laura Lucchese, Silvia Ravagnan, Graziana Da Rold, Federica Toniolo, Wendy Wurzburger, Monica Mion, Antonio Carminato, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Gioia Capelli, Alda Natale, Marta Vascellari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Leukoreduction
Blood transfusion
Rickettsia conorii
Dog
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-3991-9

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