Article
Frequent patient-to-patient transmission of hepatitis C virus in a haematology ward.
Lancet (London, England) - 11 Mar 1995
Allander T, Gruber A, Naghavi M, Beyene A, Söderström T, Björkholm M, Grillner L, Persson M A
Abstract excerpt
Blood transfusion is a well-documented route of transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV). However, a persisting high frequency of HCV infections was recorded in our haematology ward even after screening of blood donors had been introduced. We investigated the viral strains in 37 patients with haem...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Blood Component Transfusion
- Cross Infection
- DNA Primers
- Disease Outbreaks
- Disease Transmission, Infectious
- Environmental Exposure
- Genotype
- Hematologic Diseases
- Hematology
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Middle Aged