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Transfusion-transmitted parasites
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ABBREVIATIONS: CDC = Centers for Disease Control; ELISA = enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; HGE = human granulocytic ehrlichiosis; HME = human monocytic ehrlichiosis; HRP-2 = histidine-rich protein 2; IFA = indirect fluorescent antibody; PCR = polymerase chain reaction; pLDH = lactate dehydrogenase; RBC = red blood cells.
INDEX TERMS: parasites; transfusions.
The incidence of transfusion-transmitted parasitic infections is even lower when compared to that of bacterial and viral...
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