1. Parvoviruses and blood transfusion.
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Kevin E. Brown and Simmonds, Peter
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PARVOVIRUSES , *DNA viruses , *BLOOD transfusion , *BLOOD products - Abstract
The article reflects on the relation between parvoviruses and blood transfusion. It examines the potential ongoing threat of parvoviruses to blood and blood product safety in the light of new discoveries. It is concluded that the knowledge of the role of parvoviruses in blood and blood products has changed markedly. In fact, the assumption that this is a group of innocuous viruses with limited risks to transfusion is no longer well-founded.
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- 2007
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