US blood banks set up new testing procedures to enhance detection of viruses
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
US blood banks have begun phasing in nucleic acid testing (NAT) that will greatly reduce the chance that viruses such as HIV-1 and hepatitis C will slip into the nation's blood supply. The new tests employ gene amplification technology to search for bits of a virus contained in its genetic material.
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