Prevalence and investigation of Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in blood donors from the main blood establishment in Rio de Janeiro/Brazil
Given that there are approximately 100,000 blood donations per year, this prevalence rate is considerably high compared to that in developed countries. These findings underscore the critical need for ongoing surveillance and molecular testing to ensure the safety of blood supplies.
Authors
- Dmitry José de Santana Sarmento (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7972-9141)
- Gabrielle Tomaz Nunes
- Luiz Amorim Filho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7714-3531)
- Jéssica Gonçalves Pereira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1187-5130)
- Vanessa Salete de Paula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6314-754X)
- Ana Sofia Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4373-9804)
- Josiane Iole França Lopes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6347-5762)
- Ivanildo P. Sousa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1840-3302)
Institutions
- Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (BR)
- Hemorio (BR)
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2025.104508
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro