Serological and molecular evaluation of parvovirus B19 (B19V) in blood donors from the Blood Center of Brasília, Brazil: focus on women of childbearing age

• Main Authors: Nathália F. A. Silva (Author), Daiani Cristina Cilião-Alves (Author), Allan M. Carvalho (Author), Filipe A. C. Gonzaga (Author), Bárbara M. S. Pimentel (Author), Wildo N. Araújo (Author), Simone Kashima (Author), Svetoslav N. Slavov (Author), Rodrigo Haddad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Parvovirus B19 (B19V) can be transmitted by the respiratory route, vertically - from the mother to the fetus - and via blood transfusion or organ transplantation. Infection by transfusion of blood or blood products occurs due to the resistance of B19V to viral inactivation methods. Our stud...