@article {4534, title = {Neonatal transfusion-transmitted hepatitis C virus infection following a pre-seroconversion window-phase donation in Sweden.}, journal = {Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases// Scand J Infect Dis}, volume = {45}, year = {2013}, month = {2013//}, pages = {796 - 9}, address = {England}, abstract = {A 9-day-old child developed a transfusion-transmitted hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection following a pre-seroconversion window-phase donation. Retrospective analysis of donor plasma revealed detectable HCV core antigen (154 fmol/l), as well as HCV RNA (87,000 IU/ml). Of 5.24 million Swedish plasma samples from December 1998 to September 2012, 5 additional window-phase donations were identified.}, keywords = {*Blood Transfusion/ae [Adverse Effects], *Hepatitis C/di [Diagnosis], *Hepatitis C/tm [Transmission], Hepatitis C Antigens/bl [Blood], Humans, Infant, Newborn, Male, Plasma/vi [Virology], RNA, Viral/bl [Blood], Sweden, Viral Core Proteins/bl [Blood]}, isbn = {1651-1980}, author = {Waldenstrom, Jesper and Konar, Jan and Ekermo, Bengt and Norder, Helene and Lagging, Martin} }