title: [Hepatitis C virus and transfusion: policy regarding the donation and the donor. Groupe "Hépatites Virales" de la Société Nationale de Transfusion Sanguine].
abstract: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) discovery and introduction of anti-HCV antibodies screening in blood transfusion imply the necessity of a good blood donations and blood donors policy. Detection of a seropositivity during the screening must be completed with a confirmatory test. The results are directly used to inform donors and define the blood products policy. Donors with positive results on confirmatory test are discarded and have physical and biological examinations in hepatology. Individuals with indeterminate or negative results must be retested for the HCV serology. Furthermore, because of a rapid improvement in the fields of technology, diagnosis and therapy of HCV, an adaptation of the policy is necessary.
authors.affiliation: CRTS de Lyon-Beynost.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moncharmont
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Janot
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Boudart
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cotte
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Couroucé
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Elghouzzi
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Jullien
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lemaire
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maisonneuve
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maniez-Montreuil
mesh_terms: D001782:Blood Donors; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000592:standards*; D005602:France; D006291:Health Policy; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies
vernacular_title: Virus de l'hépatite C et transfusion: attitude vis-à-vis du don et du donneur. Groupe "Hépatites Virales" de la Société Nationale de Transfusion Sanguine.