At the tenth Advisory Committee on the Virological Safety of Blood meeting it was decided that Ortho II, Abbott II or UBI tests could be used for initial screening, at the choice of individual RTCs, guided by trial results so far. Dr Lloyd's "unilateral action" was regretted, but Dr Gunson suggested that it could be "used as an extension of the trial."
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Hepatitis C Screening
Key Person(s)
Dr Huw Lloyd
Dr Harold H Gunson