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  • Title: [SGPT determination as a routine screening procedure in blood donors?].
    Author: Meier P, Huber M, Schmid M.
    Journal: Schweiz Med Wochenschr; 1987 Jul 25; 117(30):1130-3. PubMed ID: 3118454.
    Abstract:
    Liver biopsy was carried out in 103 patients with elevated transaminases. In 46 patients (44.5%) histological examination produced the diagnosis of a chronic persistent non-A, non-B hepatitis, whereas in 57 patients (55.5%) steatosis was found. Laboratory findings showed that SGOT is of little use in distinguishing these two diseases. SGPT and the SGOT/SGPT quotient indicate the existence of a CPH-NANB in 93.5 and 89% respectively. We therefore conclude that SGPT should be determined in all blood donors as indirect screening to identify carriers of NANB.
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