Open AccessRisk factors for syphilis infection in the South Backa blood donor population
Author(s) -
Sanja Bogdanović,
Nevenka Bujandrić,
R Jovanović
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh1104192b
Subject(s) - medicine , syphilis , population , demography , virology , environmental health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sociology
Syphilis is one of infectious diseases that can be transmitted by blood transfusion. Determining the frequency of syphilis among blood donors and the relevant risk factors is an important aspect of safe blood transfusion.