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"Transmission of Type C Hepatitis Virus (HC) by Intravenous Immunoglobulins (IVIG) GammagardR: Evaluation of Benefit/Risk Ratio in HIV LEFTPARE

Published in AIDS Weekly, April 10th, 1995

According to an abstract submitted by the authors to the Eighth Mediterranean Symposium on HIV Infection, held March 10-11, 1995, in Toulon, France, "Several cases of HC infection after IVIG GammagardR infusions has been reported. The possible transmission of HC by IVIG GammagardR led, in France (February 1994) to the suppression of their delivery. The goal of this retrospective study is to evaluate the virologic HC status of HIV+ patients before and after IVIG GammagardR administration. Seventeen HIV+ patients were included in this study. Between June 3, 1993 and February 19, 1994, each patient was treated by IVIG...

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