Where do Trypanosoma cruzi go? The distribution of parasites in blood components from fractionated infected whole blood

摘要

BACKGROUND: Platelets (PLTs) are the blood component most frequently involved in Trypanosoma cruzi transfusion transmission cases reported in the literature, although whole blood (WB) and red blood cells (RBCs) have also been incriminated. However, there is little knowledge of the parasite distribution among blood components.