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Thromb Haemost 1999; 81(03): 476-477
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614507
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Parvovirus B19 DNA Contamination in Coagulation Factor VIII Products

A. M. Eis-Hübinger
1   From the Institute of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Germany
,
U. Sasowski
1   From the Institute of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Germany
,
H. H. Brackmann
2   Institute of Experimental Hematology and Transfusion Medicine of the Universitiy of Bonn, Germany
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09 December 2017 (online)

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