Leishmania Infantum Infection in Blood Donors, Northeastern Brazil

Overview

Journal Emerg Infect Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2016 Mar 17

PMID 26982482

Citations 6

Authors

Daniela C S Monteiro

Anastacio Q Sousa

Danielle M Lima

Raissa M Fontes

Claudenia C Praciano

Mercia S Frutuoso

Loraine C Matos

Maria J Teixeira

Richard D Pearson

Margarida M L Pompeu

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