Prevalence of infectious diseases among Mongolian blood donors
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Prevalence of infectious diseases among Mongolian blood donors.
OBJECTIVES This study estimates the prevalence of screened infections: human immunodeficiency (HIV), hepatitis B (HBV) virus, hepatitis C (HCV) virus, brucellosis, and syphilis among Mongolian blood donors. METHODS This report is based on routine data collected from simple questionnaires completed by a sample of consecutive donors visiting the Blood Center between August 2004 and February 200...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1972-2680,2036-6590
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.326