In November 1989, the Japanese Red Cross began transfusion. [4][5][6] In December 1989, first-generation hepscreening blood donors for the hepatitis C virus antiatitis C virus antibodies (anti-HCV) to detect the antibody (anti-HCV) by first-generation assay and high-titer body against nonstructural
Prospective assessment of donor blood screening for antibody to hepatitis C virus and high-titer antibody to HBcAg as a means of preventing posttransfusion hepatitis
β Scribed by Susumu Takano; Masao Omata; Masao Oht; Yoichi Satomura
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 550 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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