A case-control study of HTLV-infection among blood donors in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil - associated risk factors and trend towards declining prevalence Estudo da infecção do HTLV entre doadores de sangue de Salvador, Bahia, Brasil

A case-control study of HTLV-infection among blood donors in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil - associated risk factors and trend towards declining prevalence Estudo da infecção do HTLV entre doadores de sangue de Salvador, Bahia, Brasil

Previous data suggest that Salvador, the capital of the State of Bahia, a northeastern state of Brazil, has the highest prevalence of HTLV infection in blood donors among Brazilian cities. The aim of this case-control study was to identify the determinants of risk for HTLV infection among blood dono...

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Main Authors: Augusto Mota, Ceuci Nunes, Adriana Melo, Maura Romeo, Ney Boasorte, Inês Dourado, Luiz C. Alcântara, Bernardo Galvão-Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
Subjects:
HTLV
doadores de sangue
fatores de risco
prevalência
blood donors
risk factors
prevalence
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