603Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) from a Deceased Organ Donor at Increased Risk of HCV infection with Negative Nucleic Acid Test Screening at the Time of Organ Donation

نویسندگان

  • Nicole Theodoropoulos
  • Sridhar Basavaraju
  • Elmahdi Elkhammas
  • Joseph Forbi
  • Tonya Hayden
  • Stanley Martin
  • Amy Pope-Harman
  • Pali Shah
  • Bryan Whitson
  • Anil Suryaprasad
چکیده

603. Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) from a Deceased Organ Donor at Increased Risk of HCV infection with Negative Nucleic Acid Test Screening at the Time of Organ Donation Nicole Theodoropoulos, MD; Sridhar Basavaraju, MD, FACEP; Elmahdi Elkhammas, MD; Joseph Forbi, PhD; Tonya Hayden, PhD; Stanley Martin, MD; Amy Pope-Harman, MD; Pali Shah,; Bryan Whitson, MD, PhD; Anil Suryaprasad, MD; Division of Infectious Diseases, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; FACEP, CDC/ Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Atlanta, GA; Dorrie Dils, Lifeline of Ohio, Columbus, OH; Division of Transplant Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Infectious Diseases, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH; Division of Pulmonary, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

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تاریخ انتشار 2014