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Editorial
. 2022 Apr;24(2):e13791.
doi: 10.1111/tid.13791. Epub 2022 Feb 3.

Risk of transmission of infections to others after donor-derived infection transmissions

Ines Ushiro-Lumb  1 , Douglas Thorburn  2
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Risk of transmission of infections to others after donor-derived infection transmissions

Ines Ushiro-Lumb et al. Transpl Infect Dis. 2022 Apr.
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