Infections identified by serological screening at blood donors in Dolj County
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Background Serological screening of blood donors provides data on seroprevalence of certain infections among apparently healthy people of working age population belonging to a particular geographic area. The study’s objectives pursued the prevalence of infection with hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Treponema pallidum on a sample population of Dolj County represented by volunteer blood donors.
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