Holly Rapp, MT(ASCP)SBB, CQA(ASQ)CQM/OE Director ...
Holly Rapp, MT(ASCP)SBB, CQA(ASQ)CQM/OE Director ...
Holly Rapp, MT(ASCP)SBB, CQA(ASQ)CQM/OE Director ...
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Hepatitis B<br />
� 1967, studies at NIH showed 50% of multiply<br />
transfused cardiac patients developed transfusion<br />
associated hepatitis primarily due to commercial<br />
blood (only 7% with blood from volunteer donors)<br />
� More that 100 100,000 000 cases of post‐transfusion post transfusion hepatitis<br />
per year<br />
� HBV test developed p and licensed<br />
� 1971 NIH issued regulation requiring testing of blood<br />
donations for HBV