Hepatitis C virus transmission by a blood donation negative in nucleic acid amplification tests for viral RNA

Authors
Schuttler, CG Caspari, G Jursch, CA Willems, WR Gerlich, WH Schaefer, S
Citation
Cg. Schuttler et al., Hepatitis C virus transmission by a blood donation negative in nucleic acid amplification tests for viral RNA, LANCET, 355(9197), 2000, pp. 41-42
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
LANCET
ISSN journal
01406736 → ACNP
Volume
355
Issue
9197
Year of publication
2000
Pages
41 - 42
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-6736(20000101)355:9197<41:HCVTBA>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) was transmitted by transfusion of a platelet concen trate made from an anti-HCV and HCV-PCR-negative blood donation. Even a neg ative nucleic acid amplification test cannot completely prevent transmissio n of HCV.