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Review
. 2015 Apr;13(2):184-96.
doi: 10.2450/2014.0174.14.

Human Parvovirus B19 and blood product safety: a tale of twenty years of improvements

Giuseppe Marano  1 , Stefania Vaglio  1   2 , Simonetta Pupella  1 , Giuseppina Facco  1   3 , Gabriele Calizzani  1 , Fabio Candura  1 , Giancarlo M Liumbruno  1 , Giuliano Grazzini  1
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Review

Human Parvovirus B19 and blood product safety: a tale of twenty years of improvements

Giuseppe Marano et al. Blood Transfus. 2015 Apr.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Schematic representation of Parvovirus B19 icosahedral virion and genome structure. ORF: open reading Frame; kDa: kiloDaltons; X: Region X.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Clinical, haematological and viral course after B19V infection in immunocompetent subjects. B19V: Parvovirus B19; IgG: immunoglobulin G; IgM: immunoglobulin M.
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