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The prevalence of human parvovirus B19 DNA and antibodies in blood donors from four Chinese blood centers.
Transfusion - 1 Sept 2011
Ke Ling, He Miao, Li Changqing, Liu Yu, Gao Lei, Yao Fuzhu, Li Julin, Bi Xinhong, Lv Yunlai, Wang Jingxing, Hirsch Matthew L, Li Wuping
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BACKGROUND: Human parvovirus B19 is a common human pathogen that causes a variety of diseases with outcomes ranging from asymptomatic to severe, especially in immunocompromised patients. The B19 virus can be transmitted via blood and/or blood products and its resistance to common viral inactivation and/or removal methods raises the importance of B19-related blood safety. However, the existence, variation, and...
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