Risk of hepatitis C infection in neonates transfused with blood from donors infected with hepatitis C

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 303-308

  O'Riordan, J M ^a   Conroy, A ^b   Nourse, C ^b   Yap, P L ^e   McDonald, G S A ^d   Kaminski, G ^b   Leong, K ^a   Lawlor, E ^a   Davoren, A ^a   Strong, K ^a   Davidson, F ^e   Lloyd, A ^c   Power, J ^a  

^a IRISH BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e SCOTTISH NATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Hepatitis C; Neonates

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRELAND; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHO(D) IMMUNE GLOBULIN; RISK FACTORS; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 7844228055     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3148.1998.00172.x     Document Type: Article

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