Determination of Babesia microti seroprevalence in blood donor populations using an investigational enzyme immunoassay

BACKGROUND: Transfusion-transmitted babesiosis caused by Babesia microti has emerged as a significant risk to the US blood supply. This study estimated the prevalence of B. microti antibodies in blood donors using an investigational enzyme immunoassay (EIA). STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: A peptide-based...

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Autores principales: Levin, Andrew E, Williamson, Phillip C, Erwin, James L, Cyrus, Sherri, Bloch, Evan M, Shaz, Beth H, Kessler, Debra, Telford, Sam R, Krause, Peter J, Wormser, Gary P, Ni, Xiaoyan, Wang, Haihong, Krueger, Neil X, Caglioti, Sally, Busch, Michael P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2014
Materias:
Donor Infectious Disease Testing
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4163072/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24995863
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/trf.12763

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