| hepatitis c virus transmission from an antibody-negative organ and tissue donor--united states, 2000-2002. | in june 2002, a physician reported to the oregon department of human services (dhs) a case of acute hepatitis c in a patient who had received a patellar tendon with bone allograft from a donor approximately 6 weeks before onset of illness. at the time of the donor's death in october 2000, his serum had no detectable antibody to hepatitis c virus (anti-hcv). the ensuing investigation conducted by cdc and dhs confirmed that the donor, although anti-hcv-negative, was hcv rna-positive and the probab ... | 2003 | 12729075 |