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8.4 Protecting the blood supply from HIV
Author(s) -
Wylie Brenton R,
Dodd Roger Y
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb124962.x
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , blood supply , medicine , intensive care medicine , blood transfusion , transmission (telecommunications) , business , virology , immunology , surgery , computer science , telecommunications
Since 1985 the theoretical risk of HIV infection posed by medical treatment with blood products has been very low. There have been no known cases of HIV transmission via blood products in Australia since that time. Nevertheless, blood banks continue to examine new techniques for reducing the risks.