Background. Blood safety levels have been significantly improved since the implementation
of nucleic acid amplification technology (NAT) testing for blood donors. However, there …

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection through transfusion has been an imperative
challenge for blood safety. Despite the implementation of screening strategies, there was …

BACKGROUND Previous data, although scant, indicated that the incidence of HIV in China
has increased over the past decade. There is a growing concern about the impact of the HIV …

BACKGROUND Understanding the latest human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in
voluntary blood donors could be of great value to further increase blood safety in China, as …

We conducted an investigation of blood management in which blood transfusion recipients
underwent molecular biological analysis, to trace the possible source of HIV infection …

Background New HIV (Human immune deficiency virus) infections are continuously
increasing in China and it remains a huge challenge to blood donation. As access to health …

Background There has been a clear increase in HIV-1 infection cases in recent years in
Hebei Province, China, and transmission via blood is one of the risk factors in the early. This …

Background There is little data on HIV prevalence, incidence or residual risks for transfusion
transmitted HIV infection among Chinese blood donors. Methods Donations from five …

BACKGROUND In China, there is a rising concern on the increasing trends of HIV infections
in high‐risk groups, who make blood donations that might potentially challenge the blood …

Objective To determine the sero-prevalence of and the risk factors for human
immunodeficiency virus infection among residents in a former commercial blood donating …