Infection of hemophiliacs with HIV.
HIV was introduced into the blood supply at least 4 years before there was any clinical illness in hemophiliacs. While viral removal and inactivation techniques of plasma products have improved, contamination with a very stable virus is still a possibility.
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George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D. C. 20037.
D001782:Blood Donors; D005169:Factor VIII / Q000009:adverse effects; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000635:transmission*; D015497:HIV-1; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
D005169:Factor VIII