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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNA Detected in Blood Donations

Because of high rates of 2019 novel coronavirus disease in Wuhan, China, Wuhan Blood Center began screening for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA on January 25, 2020. We screened donations in real-time and retrospectively and found plasma samples positive for viral RNA from 4 asymp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chang, Le, Zhao, Lei, Gong, Huafei, Wang, Lunan, Wang, Lan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7323524/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32243255
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2607.200839
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Sumario:Because of high rates of 2019 novel coronavirus disease in Wuhan, China, Wuhan Blood Center began screening for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA on January 25, 2020. We screened donations in real-time and retrospectively and found plasma samples positive for viral RNA from 4 asymptomatic donors.