Transfusion-transmitted hepatitis C: A cluster of cases in transfusion-dependent thalassaemia patients in Sri Lanka.

Shiromi PereraDavid BonsallMadunil A NiriellaAngela AllenAnura C PeriesUdaya B NelumdeniyaRandima DissanayakeIshari SilvaMariateresa de CesarePaul KlenermanDavid J WeatherallDavid J RobertsAnuja P Premawardhena

Published in: Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) (2020)

There is a significant cluster of recent HCV cases in multiply transfused thalassaemia patients in several centres in Sri Lanka. Most of the viruses shared a close phylogenetic relationship. The results are consistent with recent continuing transfusion-transmitted HCV infection. Routine surveillance for HCV of chronically transfused patients is required irrespective of screening of blood products.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
cardiac surgery
acute kidney injury