PREVALENCE OF ANTI-HTLV-I/II IN SLOVENIAN BLOOD DONORS AND THEIMPACT ON BLOOD SCREENING
BACKGROUND Human T-limphotropic viruses type I and II are retroviruses. People infected withHTLV-I/II are usually asymptomatic, lifelong antibodies carriers. Transfusion of blood components is one of the modes of virus transmissions. Thus, transmission can be preventedwith screening of blood and/or...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Slovenian Medical Association
2008-04-01
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| Series: | Zdravniški Vestnik |
| Online Access: | http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/893 |