The purpose of our study was to assess whether Leishmania infantum parasitemia occurs in asymptomatic Leishmania-seropositive subjects. Samples from 500 blood donors were tested using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Anti-Leishmania antibodies were not found in any sample. Our findings suggest that the risk of L. infantum transmission by blood transfusion in Sicily is very low.
Colomba, C., Saporito, L., FRASCA POLARA, V., Barone, T., Corrao, A., TITONE LANZA DI SCALEA, L. (2005). Serological screening for Leishmania infantum in asymptomatic blood donors living in an endemic area (Sicily, Italy). TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE, 33 n.3, 311-314.
Serological screening for Leishmania infantum in asymptomatic blood donors living in an endemic area (Sicily, Italy)
COLOMBA, Claudia;SAPORITO, Laura;CORRAO, Angelo;TITONE LANZA DI SCALEA, Lucina
2005-01-01
Abstract
The purpose of our study was to assess whether Leishmania infantum parasitemia occurs in asymptomatic Leishmania-seropositive subjects. Samples from 500 blood donors were tested using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Anti-Leishmania antibodies were not found in any sample. Our findings suggest that the risk of L. infantum transmission by blood transfusion in Sicily is very low.
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