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HCV transmission through blood transfusion: are HCV-RNA titer in donor serum and genotype major determinants of infection outcome?
Beitrage zur Infusionstherapie und Transfusionsmedizin = Contributions to infusion therapy and transfusion medicine - 1 Jan 1996
Cardoso M S, Koerner K, Epple S, Dengler T, Kerowgan M, Kubanek B
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In this paper we report the results of a retrospective investigation on anti-HCV supplemental test positive blood donors from 1993 and 1994. 22 living recipients of blood/blood components from 15 donors were localized and enrolled in the study. Serum from these individuals were tested by serological assays and RT/PCR. HCV-RNA titer was determined for all positive donors. Genotyping was performed for all HCV-RNA...
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