Since a diagnostic test for hepatitis C became available in 1990, several industrialized nations have been quick to implement it in order to prevent transfusions of contaminated blood. Less clear is the policy for dealing with transfusion recipients that received blood prior to this date.
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Cimons, M. The US recommends hepatitis C testing. Nat Med 3, 1060 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1097-1060b
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1097-1060b