Transfusion (HCV)
"Frequency and Characteristics of Post-Transfusion Hepatitis in Greece with Emphasis on Hepatitis C: Comparing Second- and Third-Generation Assays."
Published in Blood Weekly, October 9th, 1995
According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Transfusion Medicine, "In order to evaluate the role of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in post-transfusion hepatitis (PTH) in Greece we prospectively followed 143 transfusion recipients, receiving 790 units of blood and/or products from 789 donors, between October 1989 and December 1991. The mean number of units transfused per patient was 5.52. PTH was observed in 18 patients (12.59%). One patient (0.70%) developed hepatitis B, in four (2.80%) hepatitis could be attributed to CMV infection, 10 (6.99%) developed hepatitis C and three (2.10%) showed only raised alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels, The risk of PTH per 1000 units...
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Source: Blood Weekly (1995-10-09)
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