Lefeuvre C, Lefort C, Boyer F, Le Cam S, Mouna L, Roque-Afonso AM, Le Guillou-Guillemette H, Mahieu R. Transfusion-Transmitted Hepatitis A Virus, France, 2018.
Emerg Infect Dis 2022;
28:219-223. [PMID:
34932935 PMCID:
PMC8714218 DOI:
10.3201/eid2801.210403]
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Abstract
We report a transfusion-transmitted hepatitis A virus infection in an immunocompromised patient in France, detected shortly after a transfusion of pathogen-reduced pooled platelets. This case raises questions about the efficacy of donor screening methods. Additional safety measures, such as routine donation screening, should be considered.
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