Screening of viral markers for HIV HBV and HCV infections in blood donors in France and residual risk of viral transmission by blood transfusion

J Pillonel; C Saura; A M Couroucé

doi:10.2807/esm.03.07.00115-en

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Screening of viral markers for HIV HBV and HCV infections in blood donors in France and residual risk of viral transmission by blood transfusion
J Pillonel¹ , C Saura² , A M Couroucé³
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Affiliations: ¹ Réseau National de Santé Publique, Saint-Maurice, France ² Agence Française du Sang, Paris, France ³ Institut National de Transfusion Sanguine, Paris, France

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Citation style for this article: Pillonel J, Saura C, Couroucé A M. Screening of viral markers for HIV HBV and HCV infections in blood donors in France and residual risk of viral transmission by blood transfusion. Euro Surveill. 1998;3(7):pii=115. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.03.07.00115-en

Abstract

The first part of this article presents the results of screening tests for antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) and for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) from 1986 to 1996. The second part presents the most recent