[Doctor's delay in HIV infection caused by blood transfusion].
Transfusion-associated symptomatic HIV infection in four patients led to death in two patients and to development of serious neurological sequelae in a third patient who also transmitted HIV infection to his spouse. The tardy diagnosis of HIV-associated disease in all cases can be ascribed to ignoring the earlier blood transfusion as a possible cause of HIV infection. This was due partly to advanced age of the patients and partly to lack of familiarity of the attending physicians with HIV-associated problems. This resulted in a substantial doctor's delay.
Götz
J M
JM
Afd. Interne Geneeskunde, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede.
Nielander
A J
AJ
Brouwers
P J
PJ
ten Napel
C H
CH
D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
'Doctor's delay' bij infectie met HIV door bloedtransfusie.