B. Bennett et al., STUDY OF VIRAL SAFETY OF SCOTTISH-NATIONAL-BLOOD-TRANSFUSION-SERVICE FACTOR VIII IX CONCENTRATE/, TRANSFUSION MEDICINE, 3(4), 1993, pp. 295-298
To assess the viral safety of the Scottish National Blood Transfusion
Service (SNBTS) intermediate purity factor VIII and IX concentrates, t
he liver function and viral status were assessed prospectively in 13 r
ecipients. None developed hepatitis or seroconverted to HIV or HCV. Th
is study provides additional evidence for the efficacy of dry heat tre
atment at 80 degrees C for 72 h in preventing virus transmission by co
agulation factor concentrates.