In transfusional setting introduction of nucleic amplification technique (NAT) for HBV-DNA, HCV-RNA and HIV-RNA in biological qualification of blood units suggest some problems. At first the opportunity to operate on mini-pool, at second the need to store the samples at +4 degrees C. The authors therefore have tried to estimate the impact of these conditions on the operativity of NAT testing in the transfusional setting.
Regione Veneto, A-ULS 14 Chioggia Clinical Pathology Department, Ospedale Civile, Via Madonna Marina 500, 30015 Chioggia VE, Italy. ggessoni@asl14chioggia.veneto.it
