Seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus antibodies in blood donors in southern, Brazil Soroprevalência de anticorpos contra citomegalovírus em doadores de sangue do Sul do Brasil

INTRODUCTION: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a matter of concern for blood bank professionals and blood transfusion recipients, especially in cases of transfusions to neonates and immunocompromised patients. Thus, the present study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of CMV IgG and IgM antibod...

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Main Authors: Marli Adelina Souza, Ana Maria Passos, Arício Treitinger, Celso Spada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2010-08-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822010000400004