West Nile virus in Italy: a further threat to blood safety, a further challenge to the blood system.
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چکیده
Centro Nazionale Sangue, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma; U.O. Immunoematologia e Trasfusionale, Ospedale "San Giovanni Calibita" Fatebenefratelli, Roma; Centro Regionale Sangue della Regione Emilia Romagna, Azienda USL Città di Bologna, Bologna; Istituto Nazionale Malattie Infettive "L. Spallanzani", Roma; Centro Regionale di riferimento per le emergenze microbiologiche della Regione Emilia Romagna, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Blood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue
دوره 6 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008