Background In the United States, transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
by blood transfusion occurs almost exclusively when a recently infected blood donor is …

This chapter discusses the risks of disease transmission by transfusion and the approaches
being taken to minimize those risks. Transmission of syphilis by blood transfusion was …

This prospective study was aimed at determining the contribution of blood transfusion to
paediatric HIV infection in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. It involved HIV screening of consecutive children …

AIMS: To date, the risk relating to the handling or allografting of human immunodeficiency
virus type 1 (HIV-1) infected postmortem skin remains hypothetical. While blood screening …

Exploring the risks and risk-prevention strategies of blood transfusions, this text compiles a
breadth of information to reveal in a broad context the reactions, immunological …

Third, several studies were reported that document the yield of p24 antigen screening for
detection of primary HIV infection in high incidence settings. Two of these studies involved …

Over 90% of recipients of HIV infected blood will seroconvert. In the Region 368 cases were
due to transmission through blood or blood products. With establishment of HIV screening …

Patients who are candidates for or are undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT)
have unique transfusion requirements. These are due to the need to minimize the likelihood …

Prevention of transfusion‐transmitted infection is critical for the safety of the blood supply.
Transfusions are now much safer than in the past due to more effective selection of safe …

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the causative agent of Acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS) is found in pandemic proportions globally (Osmond and Dennis, 1994) …