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  • Title: AIDS risk and prevention in transfusions.
    Author: Hamerschlak N.
    Journal: Nat Immun Cell Growth Regul; 1990; 9(3):150-4. PubMed ID: 2370875.
    Abstract:
    Transfusion of blood and blood products range from 2 to 8% of the cases of AIDS. The identification of HIV viral agent and the appearance of tests designed to detect antibodies associated with mechanisms of autologous transfusions and inactivation of virus of clotting factors concentrates have contributed to decrease this mean of transmission. Some aspects such as the difference of sensitivity in the tests, immunologic windows, and the appearance of new viruses such as the HIV 2 increase the complexity of the problem. Therefore, the services of hemotherapy all over the world must be aware of mechanisms of exclusion of potentially infected donors, in addition to education, and, mainly, the development of new techniques that can guarantee transfusion safety.
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