AIDS and Blood Transfusion
โ Scribed by Prof. Dr. Jan Desmyter
- Book ID
- 115109069
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 76 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0042-9007
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## The Blood Center of Southeastern Wisconsin The acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is currently defined as a condition in which previously healthy individuals develop profound derangements of the immune system that ultimately result in "opportunistic" infections and malignancies. Patient
Acquired Immunodeficiency Disease (AIDS) may be transmitted by transfusion of blood components, although the risk remains extremely small. This report reviews the evidence for transmission by transfusion, the risk in several different situations, and the steps blood banks have taken to prevent trans