Leukoreduction as a control measure in transfusion transmission of visceral leishmaniasis.
Loren Queli PereiraSarah Cristina Sato Vaz TanakaMárcia Maria Ferreira-SilvaFrancisca Vânia Barreto Aguiar Ferreira GomesMelissa Palis SantanaPaulo Roberto AguiarGilberto de Araújo PereiraCésar Gómez-HernándezVirmondes Rodrigues JuniorFernanda Bernadelli De VitoHelio Moraes-SouzaPublished in: Transfusion (2023)
Higher prevalence in the group with HNL and low prevalence in those who received LH, similar to NT patients, highlight the risk of transfusional VL transmission and reinforce the role of leukoreduction in its prevention.