Hepatitis C virus antibody positive blood donors.
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- 1 January 1993
- Vol. 34 (2 Suppl) , S54
- https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.34.2_suppl.s54
Abstract
In an analysis of 15 blood donors referred from the Blood Transfusion Service to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, more than 50% of anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) positive patients had a parenteral risk factor. Most were serum HCV-RNA positive, and all were liver HCV-RNA positive. Although no physical signs of liver disease were apparent, all anti-HCV positive donors had abnormal liver histology.Keywords
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