Viability of Leishmania in blood donors: A tangible possibility of transfusion transmission

Asymptomatic individuals apparently able for blood donation, could be infected with Leishmania imposing risks for immunologically vulnerable recipients. Reverse transcribed conventional PCR targeting the 28S ribosomal subunit was conducted, in order to confirm the viability of the parasite in blood...

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Main Authors: Adriana de Oliveira França, Luiza de Oliveira Ramos Pereira, Tayana Serpa Ortiz Tanaka, Márcia Pereira de Oliveira, Maria Elizabeth Cavalheiros Dorval
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118218304535