Leishmania infantum Infection in Blood Donors, Northeastern Brazil

نویسندگان

  • Daniela C.S. Monteiro
  • Anastácio Q. Sousa
  • Danielle M. Lima
  • Raissa M. Fontes
  • Claudênia C. Praciano
  • Mércia S. Frutuoso
  • Loraine C. Matos
  • Maria J. Teixeira
  • Richard D. Pearson
  • Margarida M.L. Pompeu
چکیده

Author affiliations: School of Medicine of the Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil (D.C.S. Monteiro, A.Q. Sousa, R.M. Fontes, C.C. Praciano, M.S. Frutuoso, L.C. Matos, M.J. Teixeira, M.M.L. Pompeu); School of Medicine of the University of Fortaleza, Fortaleza (D.M. Lima); Unichristus School of Medicine, Fortaleza (M.S. Frutuoso); University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA (R.D. Pearson)

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دوره 22  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2016