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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2007; 13(27): 3730-3733
Published online Jul 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i27.3730
Published online Jul 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i27.3730
Significant increase in HBV, HCV, HIV and syphilis infections among blood donors in West Bengal, Eastern India 2004-2005: Exploratory screening reveals high frequency of occult HBV infection
Prasun Bhattacharya, Subhashish Chakraborty, Subir Kumar Basu, Institute of Blood Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology, Kolkata, India
Partha Kumar Chandra, Sibnarayan Datta, Arup Banerjee, Runu Chakravarty, ICMR Virus Unit, Kolkata, India
Krishnan Rajendran, Sujit Kumar Bhattacharya, National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by grants partly from West Bengal State AIDS Prevention & Control Society, Kolkata and partly by Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi. Partha Kumar Chandra received a research associateship from West Bengal State AIDS Prevention & Control Society, Kolkata. Arup Banerjee received a senior research fellowship from Indian Council of Medical Research New Delhi; Sibnarayan Datta received a senior research fellowship from University Grants Commission, New Delhi
Correspondence to: Runu Chakravarty, Indian Council of Medical Research Virus Unit, GB 4, 1st Floor, ID & BG Hospital Campus, Kolkata-700010, India. runugc@yahoo.com.uk
Telephone: +33-23-537425/4 Fax: +33-23-537425
Received: January 2, 2007
Revised: January 8, 2007
Accepted: January 10, 2007
Published online: July 21, 2007
Revised: January 8, 2007
Accepted: January 10, 2007
Published online: July 21, 2007
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