SEROPREVALENCE OF CHAGASIC INFECTION IN YOUNG INDIVIDUALS IN A BLOOD CENTER IN THE STATE OF SAO PAULO, BRAZIL

SEROPREVALENCE OF CHAGASIC INFECTION IN YOUNG INDIVIDUALS IN A BLOOD CENTER IN THE STATE OF SAO PAULO, BRAZIL

SUMMARY This study aimed at estimating the number of cases of non-negative serological reactions to Chagas disease in blood donors at the Blood Center of Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil, from 2003 to 2010 and at relating them to their cities of origin. Five hundred and seventy-four non-negative res...

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Main Authors: Elaine Cristina Navarro, Renata Leme Goto, Isabella Silva Ricoboni, Jose Eduardo Corrente, Rita Maria Saccomano Henriques, Silvio Luiz Neves, Jose Mauro Zanini, Angela Aparecida Dorini, Paulo Camara Marques Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-07-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Chagas disease
Blood donation
Epidemiology
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652013000400245&lng=en&tlng=en

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