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Hepatitis C virus: routes of infection and genotypes in a cohort of anti-HCV-positive French blood donors.
Vox sanguinis - 1 Jan 2000
Elghouzzi M H, Bouchardeau F, Pillonel J, Boiret E, Tirtaine C, Barlet V, Moncharmont P, Maisonneuve P, du Puy-Montbrun M C, Lyon-Caen D, Couroucé A M
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BACKGROUND: We evaluated and analysed risk factors of HCV-infected blood donors according to HCV genotypes in order to improve the transfusion policy and safety of blood supply. MATERIALS AND METHODS: HCV-RNA was analysed in sera from 518 anti-HCV-positive blood donors, who were invited to medical consultation and interview as to risk factors by means of an extensive questionnaire. HCV genotyping was done on all...
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