title: [Current data on the prevalence and epidemiology of HIV from the HIV study by the German Red Cross of West Germany].
abstract: From the multicenter study of the Red Cross Blood Banks in the FRG HIV-antibody prevalences and incidences are documented since July 1985. Constantly low prevalences and incidences since 1987 of less than 2 Western blot (Wb)-positive donors and less than 1 Wb-positive donor per 100,000 donors respectively confirm our estimate of the rest risk of an HIV-infection by blood products of 1:500,000 to 1:3 million donations. In the epidemiologic details there seems to be a trend to an increase of the incidence in male repeat blood donors. The modes of HIV-infection in blood donors have changed to an increasing number of infections acquired in heterosexual contacts to persons at risk.
authors.affiliation: Abt. Transfusionsmedizin der Universität Ulm.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Glück
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kubanek
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gaus
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Elbert
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Grässmann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hesse
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Holzberger
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koerner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Peichl-Hoffmann
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Richter
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000379:methods; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005860:Germany, West / Q000453:epidemiology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000635:transmission*; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence
vernacular_title: Aktuelle Daten zur Prävalenz und Epidemiologie des HIV aus der HIV-Studie der DRK-Blutspendedienste der BRD.