Hepatitis C update: implications of the blood transfusion "lookback".

Cleve Clin J Med · 1998

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Abstract

Over the next several years, physicians will be called upon to notify past blood transfusion recipients of blood that may have been contaminated with hepatitis C virus (HCV). This article reviews the screening, care, and follow-up of persons at risk for hepatitis C virus infection from all sources.