Hepatitis

Research from L.J. Brant and co-researchers in the area of hepatitis published

Published in AIDS Weekly, December 22nd, 2008

According to a study from London, the United Kingdom, "Background and Objectives Infections can be transmitted through donated tissue products, such as femoral heads. Here we describe infections detected through microbiological testing of English surgical bone and deceased donors (2001-2006) and estimate the residual risk of infection."

"Materials and Methods Data on infected tissue donors identified by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) were collected through the NBS/Health Protection Agency Infection Surveillance programme. The blood donor model for estimating risk was adapted for tissue donors. Incidence among surgical bone donors was derived from new blood donor data...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2008-12-22)

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