Abstract
A national multicentre study was performed to investigate the effects of donorselecion and the use of heat-treated plasma products on seroconversion to HIV in 157 Dutch haemophiliacs. All patients included in the study were seronegative for HIV antibodies in 1983. Thirteen percent (20/157) seroconverted between 1983 and 1986. Nineteen of 20 seroconversions could be related to the use of non heat-treated products in the year preceding HIV antibody seroconversion. One seroconversion occurred in a person using heat-treated non donor screened product. Seroconversion rate decreased as a result of the policy to discourage high risk blood donors and no seroconversions were observed following the introduction of donor screening in 1985.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 396-399 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Thrombosis and Haemostasis |
Volume | 59 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1988 |