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- 2019
Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysisDOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz283 Keywords: blood donor, Plasmodium, systematic review, transfusion-associated infections, transfusion medicine Abstract: Malaria transmission through blood transfusion is an accidental but preventable cause of malaria infection and is increasingly becoming a matter of concern for blood transfusion services. This systematic review was conducted to provide a summary of evidence about the prevalence of Plasmodium infection in asymptomatic blood donors and the effectiveness of screening methods used based on the available literature
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