title: Hepatitis C virus antibody positive blood donors.
abstract: In an analysis of 15 blood donors referred from the Blood Transfusion Service to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, more than 50% of anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) positive patients had a parenteral risk factor. Most were serum HCV-RNA positive, and all were liver HCV-RNA positive. Although no physical signs of liver disease were apparent, all anti-HCV positive donors had abnormal liver histology.
authors.affiliation: Liver and Hepatobiliary Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mutimer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ala
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Neuberger
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Elias
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D001782:Blood Donors; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000097:blood; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase