Dr Hewitt wrote to Nicholas Fish about Hepatitis C and intramuscular gamma-globulin and the fact that the transmission of the virus had not been documented with its use, despite more than half of preparations containing detectable HCV RNA. However, the intravenous intramuscular immunoglobulin had caused patients to develop non-A non-B Hepatitis, whereas the intramuscular immunoglobulin had not.

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Chapter/issue
Skipton Fund
Key Person(s)
Dr Patricia Hewitt
Nicholas Fish