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Editorial
. 2021 Sep;19(5):360-362.
doi: 10.2450/2021.0140-21. Epub 2021 Jul 20.

Could periodontitis represent a risk for contamination of transfused blood units?

Morena Petrini  1 , Tania Pierfelice  1 , Emira D'Amico  1 , Simonetta D'Ercole  1 , Adriano Piattelli  1   2   3 , Giovanna Iezzi  1
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Editorial

Could periodontitis represent a risk for contamination of transfused blood units?

Morena Petrini et al. Blood Transfus. 2021 Sep.
No abstract available

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The Authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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