AEGiS-11IAC: HIV and safe blood transfusion.

11th International AIDS Conference


Vancouver, British Columbia — July 7-12, 1996

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HIV and safe blood transfusion.

Int Conf AIDS 1996 Jul 7-12; 11:460 (abstract no. Pub.C.1139)
Shrestha SC, Shrestha S; Dept. of Clinical Lab. Service, Nepal & Red Cross Blood Bank, Dharan, Nepal. Fax: 977 025 20251.

OBJECTIVES: To test blood donors in order to prevent blood related HIV transmission.

METHODS: Voluntary donors and replacement donors were screened for HIV antibody by serodia method in addition to VDRL and HBSAg.

RESULTS: 3695 blood donors were screened during May 1992 to Dec. 1995 (3.5 years). Voluntary donors 34% and replacement donors 66%. HIV-positive 1 or 0.028%. Age 18-60 years. Sex - Male 87%, Female 13%.

CONCLUSIONS: Detailed interview and physical examination in addition to Serological testing is very important in screening of blood donors in Nepal.

Keywords: AEGIS, Blood Transfusion, Blood Donors, HIV Infections, Blood Banks, HIV Antibodies, HIV Seropositivity, Hepatitis B Surface Antigens, Mass Screening, Interviews, Nepal, Female, Male, transmission, blood, ICA11KWDaegis,bloodtransfusion,blooddonors,hivinfections,bloodbanks,hivantibodies,hivseropositivity,hepatitisbsurfaceantigens,massscreening,interviews,nepal,female,male,transmission,blood,ica11

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