Open AccessThe Current Risk of Retroviral Infections Transmitted by Transfusion in Patients Who Have Undergone Multiple Transfusions
Author(s) -
Daniele Prati,
Carmen Capelli,
Paolo Rebulla,
Fulvio Mozzi,
Patrizia Bosoni,
Claudia De Mattei,
G. Sirchia
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.158.14.1566
Subject(s) - medicine , blood transfusion , virology , intensive care medicine , immunology
To conduct a multicenter, prospective survey within the program of the Cooleycare Cooperative Group to evaluate the rate of transfusion-transmitted infections with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) in a cohort of patients who were homozygous for beta thalassemia and underwent multiple transfusions during the 6-year follow-up.