Prevalence, incidence and residual risk of transfusion-transmitted hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus after the implementation of nucleic acid testing in Italy: a 7-year (2009-2015) survey.

DISCUSSION: HCV infection has declined over time in both first-time and repeat donors, while the data for HIV infection are stable. All three methods employed in this study showed that the residual risk of transmitting HCV or HIV through an infected blood unit is currently very low in Italy, but there are considerable differences in estimates between methods. Thus, harmonisation of these methods is advisable.
PMID: 30036178 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Blood Transfusion - June 26, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Velati C, Romanò L, Piccinini V, Marano G, Catalano L, Pupella S, Facco G, Pati I, Tosti ME, Vaglio S, Grazzini G, Zanetti A, Liumbruno GM Tags: Blood Transfus Source Type: research