Post-transfusion HIV infection despite donor screening: A report of three cases

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 93-97

  Martlew, V J ^a   Carey, P ^a   Tong, C Y William ^b   Parry, J V ^c   Belda, F J ^c   Barlow, K L ^c   Chu, P ^a   Syed, Q ^d  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d Central Public Health Laboratory ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV; Immuno suppression; Nucleic acid testing; Transfusion transmitted

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033996605     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.1999.0683     Document Type: Article

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