Transfusion-Transmitted Hepatitis E: NAT Screening of Blood Donations and Infectious Dose

The risk and importance of transfusion-transmitted hepatitis E virus (TT-HEV) infections by contaminated blood products is currently a controversial discussed topic in transfusion medicine. The infectious dose, in particular, remains an unknown quantity. In the present study, we illuminate and revie...

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Main Authors: Jens Dreier, Cornelius Knabbe, Tanja Vollmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2018.00005/full