title: [HIV seropositivity in blood donations: prevalence, residual risk and epidemiology. The "Retrovirus" Work Group of the French Society of Blood Transfusion].
abstract: As it has been observed since the beginning of anti-HIV screening in blood donations, the rate of seropositive donations has been still decreasing during these 4 last years: 0.090/1000 in 1991 to 0.042/1000 in 1994. This decrease has been observed in blood donations from first-time donors (0.38 to 0.17/1000) and from regular donors (0.060 to 0.030/1000). However, the residual risk from cellular components, such as it is estimated, seems to be stable. The proportion of blood donations positive for both anti-HIV and anti-HBc was constantly decreasing from year to year: 63% between 1985 and 1988 and 25% in 1994. The repartition of seropositive donors into sex, ages and at-risk groups during this recent period was the same as previously observed.
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Transfusion Sanguine, Paris.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Couroucé
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001782:Blood Donors; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens