The advent of hepatitis C testing.

From: Medical Laboratory Observer | Date: November 1, 1990| Author: Soloway, Henry B. | Copyright information

The advent of hepatitis C testing

Since the early 1970s it has been apparent that the majority of cases of transfusion-transmitted hepatitis are caused by a virus other than hepatitis A or B. Epidemiologic studies established that this relatively common transfusion complication was infectious. In the absence of a test for the responsible agent or agents, the illness became known by default as non-A, non-B hepatitis.

Although investigators were unable to isolate ...

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