Human immunodeficiency virus infection related to blood transfusion service.
The prevalence of transmissible viruses, human immunodeficiency (HIV) and hepatitis B (HBV) in blood donors, recipients and blood bank staff in a Calcutta (eastern India) based blood bank and transfusion centre has been studied from 1987-93. HIV seropositivity of blood donors was of recent emergence and was low. Recipients of blood and blood components frequently i.e., haemophilics showed a progressive increase in HIV seropositivity since 1988 whereas in thalassaemics the emergence of HIV seropositivity was noted only in 1992. Blood bank staff were seronegative. HBV which has a similar portal of entry as HIV, had a higher prevalence in blood donors, recipients of blood/components and blood bank staff.
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Society for Research on Haematology & Blood Transfusion, Calcutta.
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D001771:Blood Banks; D001782:Blood Donors; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology