Prevalence of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1 infection among blood bonors in mainland China: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the last 20 years.

Conclusion: A disproportionate distribution of HTLV-1 infection among blood donors in different provinces/municipalities regarding its prevalence has been reported. This study recommends developing appropriate HTLV-1 screening strategies of blood donors in various regions of China considering regional prevalence, and cost-effectiveness. PMID: 31220418 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Expert Review of Hematology - Category: Hematology Tags: Expert Rev Hematol Source Type: research