ISSN:
1432-0584
Keywords:
HIV-infection
;
HIV-antibody testing
;
Blood donation
;
Blood transfusion
;
Epidemiology
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Anti-HIV test results of the Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service of Lower Saxony from 1 June 1985 to 31 July 1986 inclusive were analysed retrospectively. Nine out of 70,936 donors who had not donated blood before 1 June 1985 (first-time donors) and 9 out of 261,231 donors who had donated blood before this date (repeating donors) were found anti-HIV confirmed positive at the time of the first blood donation during the study period. The prevalence of HIV antibody in first-time donors was significantly higher than in repeating donors (p〈0.01). It was concluded that some members of risk groups used blood donation to obtain an anti-HIV test result. One out of 30,300 blood donations was confirmed anti-HIV positive. The results of this study justify the transfusion of blood donations that are reactive only in the initial ELISA test.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00320575
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