Patient's question:
Within 2 weeks of birth, while treating neonatal sepsis, intravenous immunoglobulin (0.5×3) was used. Is it possible to contract hepatitis C?Now the child is 6 months old and shows no discomfort. Male.
First follow-up question: Thank you for the answer. I also want to ask if intravenous immunoglobulin can lead to HIV infection?
Doctor's answer:
Generally not, please rest assured. Intravenous immunoglobulin is a passive immunization therapy. It involves administering a large amount of antibodies contained in immunoglobulin to the recipient, enabling them to quickly reach a temporary state of immune protection from a low or non-immune state. Since antibodies interact with antigens to directly neutralize toxins and kill bacteria and viruses, immunoglobulin products play a certain role in preventing bacterial and viral infections.