Prevalence and Trends of Transfusion-Transmissible Viral Infections among Blood Donors in South of Iran: An Eleven-Year Retrospective Study.

Prevalence and Trends of Transfusion-Transmissible Viral Infections among Blood Donors in South of Iran: An Eleven-Year Retrospective Study.

Blood transfusion is considered a potential risk factor for transmission of life-threatening viral infections, including HIV, HCV and HBV infections. This study was performed to find out the prevalence and trends of these infections among blood donors in Southern Iran.The blood donor data recorded i...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Farshadpour, Reza Taherkhani, Saeed Tajbakhsh, Marziyeh Gholizadeh Tangestani, Gholamreza Hajiani, Nasrin Sharifi, Sakineh Taherkhani, Abdolreza Nejadbolkheyr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4911153?pdf=render

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