Human immunodeficiency virus prevalence, incidence, and residual transmission risk in first-time and repeat blood donations in Zimbabwe: implications on blood safety Thirty Years of Progress since Recognition of Transfusion-Associated AIDS

• Published in: Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.) Vol. 53; no. 10; pp. 2413 - 2421
• Main Authors: MAPAKO, Tonderai, MVERE, David A, CHITIYO, Mcleod E, RUSAKANIKO, Simbarashe, POSTMA, Maarten J, VAN HULST, Marinus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, NJ Wiley 2013
• Subjects: Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Blood. Blood and plasma substitutes. Blood products. Blood cells. Blood typing. Plasmapheresis. Apheresis; Human viral diseases; Immunodeficiencies; Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies; Immunopathology; Infectious diseases; Medical sciences; Transfusions. Complications. Transfusion reactions. Cell and gene therapy; Viral diseases; Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids; Africa; Zimbabwe; Immunopathology; Prevalence; Transfusion; Toxicity; Transmission; Retroviridae; Risk; AIDS; Immune deficiency; Lentivirus; Blood; Incidence; Infection; Virus; Viral disease; Blood donation; Risk factor; Safety; Human immunodeficiency virus
• ISSN: 0041-1132; 1537-2995