Prevalence of transfusion-transmitted Chagas disease among multitransfused patients in Brazil
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Blood transfusion has always been an important route for Chagas Disease (CD) transmission. The high prevalence of CD in Latin America and its lifelong asymptomatic clinical picture pose a threat for the safety of the blood supply. Th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-01-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/8/5 |