Hepatitis: Gilling-Smith C

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A digest of articles written 1999 and later, on the topic "Hepatitis," originating from Planet Earth —» Gilling-Smith C.  Display:  All Citations ·  All Abstracts
1 Guideline Guidelines for the management of HIV infection in pregnant women and the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. 2005

Hawkins D, Blott M, Clayden P, de Ruiter A, Foster G, Gilling-Smith C, Gosrani B, Lyall H, Mercey D, Newell ML, O'Shea S, Smith R, Sunderland J, Wood C, Taylor G, Anonymous00122. · Chelsea and Westimnster Hospital, London, UK. · HIV Med. · Pubmed #16033339 No free full text.

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2 Guideline HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C and infertility: reducing risk. 2003

Gilling-Smith C, Almeida P, Anonymous00076. · Assisted Conception Unit, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, UK. · Hum Fertil (Camb). · Pubmed #12960441 No free full text.

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3 Review Laboratory safety during assisted reproduction in patients with blood-borne viruses. free! 2005

Gilling-Smith C, Emiliani S, Almeida P, Liesnard C, Englert Y. · Assisted Conception Unit, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London, SW10 9NH, UK. · Hum Reprod. · Pubmed #15817591 links to  free full text

Abstract: For couples where one or both partners are infected with human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis C, the doors to receiving fertility care are opening as a result of better antiviral medication, better long-term prognosis and consequent changes in attitude. In line with this, fertility centres electing to treat couples with blood-borne viral (BBV) infection need to re-examine their policies and procedures to ensure the safety of their staff and both non-infected and infected patients during assisted reproduction treatments. At a time when the European Tissue Directive aims to introduce quality standards for assisted reproduction throughout Europe, we highlight the risks involved when treating patients with known BBV infections and argue that safety cannot be met with any certainty unless samples from such patients are handled within a separate high security laboratory or laboratory area, technically adapted to ensure minimal cross-contamination risk to uninfected gametes and embryos.