High Prevalence of Parvovirus B19 IgG Antibody among Hemophilia Patients in Center for Special Diseases, Shiraz, Iran

Human parvovirus B19, the causative agent of fifth disease in childhood, is non-enveloped DNA virus and resistant to many physicochemical agents. B19 is a potential risk to hemophiliac patients receiving blood products. To determine the prevalence of the corresponding antibody in patients with hemop...

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Main Authors: M Mahmoodian Shooshtari, M Nabi Foroghi, R Hamkar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2005-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/909.pdf&manuscript_id=909