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A second outbreak of hepatitis C virus infection from anti-D immunoglobulin in Ireland.
Vox sanguinis - 1 Jan 1999
Smith D B, Lawlor E, Power J, O'Riordan J, McAllister J, Lycett C, Davidson F, Pathirana S, Garson J A, Tedder R S, Yap P L, Simmonds P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the infectivity for hepatitis C virus (HCV) of intravenous anti-D immunoglobulin batches manufactured in Ireland between 1991 and 1994. METHODS: Women who had received anti-D manufactured between 1991 and 1994 were screened for serological markers of HCV infection and for the presence of HCV RNA by RT-PCR amplification and virus genotyping. RESULTS: 44 women exposed to anti-D...
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