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