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The Prevalence of Yersinia Yop-Specific Iga Antibodies in Iranian Healthy Blood Donors and Evaluation of Blood Culture of Seropositive Donors

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TIMORI NAGHADEH, H, DABIR MOGHADDAM A, PIRMO­HAMMAD JAMAATZ, FERDOWSI S. The Prevalence of Yersinia Yop-Specific Iga Antibodies in Iranian Healthy Blood Donors and Evaluation of Blood Culture of Seropositive Donors. Iran J Public Health. 2016;45(4):553-554.