Document 0944
 DOCN  M9540944
 TI    Human immunodeficiency virus infection related to blood transfusion
       service.
 DT    9504
 AU    Sengupta B; De M; Lahiri P; Bhattacharya DK; Society for Research on
       Haematology & Blood Transfusion,; Calcutta.
 SO    Indian J Med Res. 1994 Nov;100:223-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95130169
 AB    The prevalence of transmissible viruses, human immunodeficiency (HIV)
       and hepatitis B (HBV) in blood donors, recipients and blood bank staff
       in a Calcutta (eastern India) based blood bank and transfusion centre
       has been studied from 1987-93. HIV seropositivity of blood donors was of
       recent emergence and was low. Recipients of blood and blood components
       frequently i.e., haemophilics showed a progressive increase in HIV
       seropositivity since 1988 whereas in thalassaemics the emergence of HIV
       seropositivity was noted only in 1992. Blood bank staff were
       seronegative. HBV which has a similar portal of entry as HIV, had a
       higher prevalence in blood donors, recipients of blood/components and
       blood bank staff.
 DE    *Blood Banks  Blood Donors  Human  HIV
       Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*TRANSMISSION  HIV Seropositivity/EPIDEMIOLOGY
       India/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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