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- Title
Transmission of hepatitis C virus to several organ and tissue recipients from an antibody-negative donor.
- Authors
Tugwell, Barna D; Patel, Priti R; Williams, Ian T; Hedberg, Katrina; Chai, Feng; Nainan, Omana V; Thomas, Ann R; Woll, Judith E; Bell, Beth P; Cieslak, Paul R
- Abstract
Although hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission through tissue transplantation has been rarely reported, a donor with undetected viremia may infect several recipients. A patient developed acute hepatitis C shortly after tissue transplantation. Ninety-one tissues or organs had been recovered from the donor.
- Publication
Annals of internal medicine, 2005, Vol 143, Issue 9, p648
- ISSN
1539-3704
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.7326/0003-4819-143-9-200511010-00008