Serologic Prevalence of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) among major Thalassemic Patients in Kermanshah 2010

Introduction: Transfusion-transmitted infections (TTI) continue to be a major challenge for Blood transfusion organizations in the world and multi- transfused patients (MTPs) are at higher risk of infection. HTLV-1 is a retrovirus that easily transmitted via blood cell products. The aim of this stud...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Erfan Zare, Mehrdad Payandeh, Mansour Rezaei, AmirHossein Hashemian, Keighobad Ghadiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2011-10-01
Series:International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/20860.pdf&manuscript_id=20860