West Nile virus infection transmitted by blood transfusion
- 22 July 2003
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Transfusion
- Vol. 43 (8) , 1018-1022
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1537-2995.2003.00481.x
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A patient with transfusion‐transmitted West Nile virus (WNV) infection confirmed by viral culture of a blood component is described. A 24‐year‐old female with severe postpartum hemorrhage...Keywords
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