087CE: Transfusion-transmitted Infections with Suchi Pandey
Blood Bank Guy Essentials Podcast
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The Current Strategies for Detecting Hepatitis B and Hep C
For Hep B and Hep C, we do use a multi pronged approach or belt and suspenders approach where we do question donors for risk factors for hepatitis. For example, have you had close contact or lived with somebody with hepatitis? That's one example. And then donors, of course, who answer that they have a certain risk factor for hepatitis B or hepatitis C would be deferred.
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