Open AccessPrevalencia de la infección con el virus linfotrópico de células T humanas de tipo 1 y 2 en donantes de sangre en Colombia, 2001-2014: implicaciones sobre la seguridad de la transfusión
Author(s) -
María Isabel Bermúdez-Forero,
Maritza Berrío-Pérez,
Andrea Magally Herrera-Hernández,
Magda Juliana Rodríguez-Rodríguez,
Sandra García-Blanco,
Guillermo Orjuela-Falla,
Mauricio Beltrán
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
biomédica/biomedica
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.26
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2590-7379
pISSN - 0120-4157
DOI - 10.7705/biomedica.v36i0.2943
Subject(s) - medicine , humanities , philosophy
The human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) 1 and 2 cause various clinical disorders associated with degenerative diseases. Blood transfusion is a primary mechanism of transmission that is associated with the use of cellular components such as red blood cells.