Abstract
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been associated with intravenous (IV) immunoglobulin (Ig), and plasma donations used to prepare IV Ig are now screened to prevent transmission. Thirty-six patients from the United Kingdom received infusions from a batch of anti-HCV antibody-screened intravenous Ig (Gammagard; Baxter Healthcare Ltd., Thetford, Norfolk, England) that was associated with reports of acute hepatitis C outbreak in Europe. The aim of this study was to document the epidemiology of this outbreak.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1120-6 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Gastroenterology |
Volume | 110 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 1996 |
Keywords
- Acute Disease
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Child
- Disease Outbreaks
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genotype
- Great Britain
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C Antibodies
- Humans
- Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA, Viral