A Model for Estimating the Burden of Disease of Transfusion-Transmitted Infection

• Main Authors: William Riley (Author), Kailey Love (Author), Mary Saxon (Author), Aaron Tobian (Author), Evan M. Bloch (Author), Ronnie Kasirye (Author), Irene Lubega (Author), Ezra Musisi (Author), Aggrey Dhabangi (Author), Dorothy Kyeyune (Author), Jeffrey McCullough (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ObjectivesBlood transfusion is an important mode of infectious disease transmission in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study describes a model to determine the prevalence of transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs) and the associated burden of disease.MethodsA five-step model was dev...