Table 2.
Acknowledged probable exposure to hepatitis C virus in 14 repeat donors who became positive for hepatitis C antibody
| Probable exposure to hepatitis C virus | Criterion for exclusion of blood donation in 1995 | No of seroconverting donors
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n=14) | Men (n=8) | Women (n=6) | ||
| Injecting drug use | Yes | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Heterosexual intercourse | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| Partner with hepatitis C* | Yes | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Partner who injected drugs† | Yes | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Partner with tattoos | No | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Partner from country with high prevalence of hepatitis C | No | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Blood contact with person with risk factors | No | 1‡ | 1 | 0 |
| None identified | No | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| No information | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
*
At time of donation this selection criterion was not in use.2
†
In one case, partner was found positive for antibody to hepatitis C after donor was given diagnosis; in other, antibody status of partner was not known.
‡
Also reported on in Atrah et al.3