Neonatal transfusion-transmitted hepatitis C virus infection following a pre-seroconversion window-phase donation in SwedenShow others and affiliations
2013 (English)In: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, ISSN 0036-5548, E-ISSN 1651-1980, Vol. 45, no 10, p. 796-799Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
A 9-day-old child developed a transfusion-transmitted hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection following a pre-seroconversion window-phase donation. Retrospective analysis of donor plasma revealed detectable HCV core antigen (154 fmol/l), as well as HCV RNA (87,000 IU/ml). Of 5.24 million Swedish plasma samples from December 1998 to September 2012, 5 additional window-phase donations were identified.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Informa Healthcare , 2013. Vol. 45, no 10, p. 796-799
Keywords [en]
Hepatitis C virus, transfusion transmission, core antigen, NAT, cost effectiveness
National Category
Medical and Health Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-99396DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2013.797601ISI: 000324579200011OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-99396DiVA, id: diva2:656928
Note
Funding Agencies|Swedish Medical Research Council|2011-3821|ALF Funds|ALFGBG-3149|
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