1655 blood donors from our from our country are investigated with the 2nd generation test for HCV antibodies and only 297 blood donors were tested with the 1st generation.
With 2nd generation test for HCV antibodies the percentage of HCV antibodies positive blood donors is 1.15% (1992) and with 1st generation HCV antibodies it test is 0.67% (1991)
The problems of hepatitis transmitted by blood transfusion are very complex and unresolved in our country. The HCV antibodies test is a new possibility in defining the nature of transfusion mediated hepatitis
