Hepatitis C update: implications of the blood transfusion "lookback".
Over the next several years, physicians will be called upon to notify past blood transfusion recipients of blood that may have been contaminated with hepatitis C virus (HCV). This article reviews the screening, care, and follow-up of persons at risk for hepatitis C virus infection from all sources.
Department of Gastroenterology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA.
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D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications; D065227:Transfusion Reaction; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology