An estimate of the current risk of transmitting blood-borne infections through blood transfusion in Italy

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 215-219

  Tosti, M E ^a   Solinas, S ^b   Prati, D ^c   Salvaneschi, L ^d   Manca, M ^e   Francesconi, M ^f   Ciuffreda, M ^g   Girelli, G ^b   Mele, A ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^e Neurology Unit   (Italy)

^f ASL RMH   (Italy)

^g Servizio di Immunoematologia e Medicina Trasfusionale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; HBV; HCV; HIV; Residual risk of infection

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SEROCONVERSION; SYPHILIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0036223313     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2002.03334.x     Document Type: Article

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