title: Safety of the blood supply.
abstract: This is a review of events when the medical community realized that AIDS was an infectious disease which might be transmitted by blood transfusions and the response by the various organizations and agencies to curb the potential spread of HIV via blood products. It became possible through a number of approaches to make the blood supply safe so that today the likelihood of transmission of HIV by blood transfusion is extremely unlikely.
authors.affiliation: Irwin Memorial Blood Centers, San Francisco, CA 94118-4496.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Perkins
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000635:transmission*; D001782:Blood Donors; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012307:Risk Factors; D012698:Serologic Tests; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D065227:Transfusion Reaction