Editorial


Hepatitis B viral safety of blood donations: new gaps identified

Wolfram H. Gerlich, Dieter Glebe, Christian G. Schüttler

Abstract

In a recent paper published in the respected gastroenterological journal Gut, Candotti et al. report the transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) to nine recipients of blood products which were tested for HBV by the highest current diagnostical standards (1). How could that happen?

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