HTLV-I/II and blood donors: determinants associated with seropositivity in a low risk population HTLV-I/II e doadores de sangue: determinantes associados à soropositividade em população de baixo risco

• Main Authors: Bernadette Catalan Soares (Author), Anna Bárbara de F Carneiro Proietti (Author), Fernando Augusto Proietti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2003-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: Blood donors in Brazil have been routinely screened for HTLV-I/II since 1993. A study was performed to estimate the prevalence of HTLV-I/II infection in a low risk population and to better understand determinants associated with seropositivity. METHODS: HTLV-I/II seropositive (n=135), ind...