Blood Banking (Safety)
"Incidence of Seroconversion to Positivity for Hepatitis C Antibody in Repeat Blood Donors in England, 1993-5."
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, June 29th, 1998
According to the authors' abstract of an article published in British Medical Journal, "Objective: To estimate the rate of seroconversion to positivity for hepatitis C antibody in repeat blood donors in England and to describe the probable routes of infection in these donors. Design: Retrospective survey of blood donors becoming positive for hepatitis C antibody and of the results of donation testing. Setting: The 14 blood centres in England. Subjects: All repeat donors giving blood between January 1993 and December 1995. Main Outcome Measures: Number of donors developing hepatitis C between donations during the three years of testing for...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (1998-06-29)
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