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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Main Authors: Angerami Rodrigo N, Gilli Simone CO, Addas-Carvalho Marcelo, Xueref Serge, Goncales Neiva SL, De Paula Erich V, Goncales Fernando L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-01-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/8/5