HCV RNA in blood donors with isolated reactivities by third-generation RIBA

Transfusion

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 867-870

  Lemaire, J M ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Courouce, A M ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Defer, C ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Bouchardeau, F ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Coste, J ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Agulles, O ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Cantaloube, J F ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Barlet, V ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Barin, F ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a Viral Hepatitis Study Group of the French Society of Blood Transfusion   (France)

^b ETABLISSEMENT FRANÇAIS DU SANG   (France)

^c National Institute of Blood Transfusion ^*  (France)

^d INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA TRANSFUSION SANGUINE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^f Lab de biologie molec T   (France)

^g Etablissement de Transfusion Sanguine de Languedoc Roussillon   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; SEROCONVERSION; VIREMIA; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033859731     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2000.40070867.x     Document Type: Article

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