Abstract
In 1995, a cluster of six cases of hepatitis B infection was detected after transplantation of bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cells (Tedder et al., 1995). In four of these cases, infection appeared to have originated from a single infected
bone marrow sample stored in the same liquid nitrogen tank as non-infected samples (Hawkins et al., 1996). Hepatitis B viral DNA was found in detritus extracted from the storage tank. Contamination of the liquid nitrogen appeared to have occurred as a result of the infected material coming into contact
with the liquid nitrogen through unsealed parts of the cryopreservation bag.
bone marrow sample stored in the same liquid nitrogen tank as non-infected samples (Hawkins et al., 1996). Hepatitis B viral DNA was found in detritus extracted from the storage tank. Contamination of the liquid nitrogen appeared to have occurred as a result of the infected material coming into contact
with the liquid nitrogen through unsealed parts of the cryopreservation bag.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 84-86 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Human Fertility |
| Volume | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
