A suspected transfusion transmitted malaria case
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Transfusion-transmitted malaria in Canada.
Three cases of transfusion-transmitted malaria in Canada are described. Although very rare, this diagnosis should be considered in transfusion recipients who have undiagnosed symptoms consistent with malaria. Thick and thin blood smears should be urgently examined to exclude this possibility.
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0973-6247
DOI: 10.4103/0973-6247.126697