Year: 1988
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Eighteen human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive patients were found among 211 previously treated adult patients with a variety of leukemias who had been multiply transfused before April 1985. Patients known to be homosexual or intravenous drug users were excluded from this study. The spouse of one HIV-seropositive patient became HIV infected and subsequently developed the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Patients with leukemia who were multiply transfused before the availability of screening of blood products for HIV antibody should be counseled regarding their individual risks of HIV infection and the risk to sexual contacts.
Source: Blood
Authors: GY Minamoto, DA Scheinberg, K Dietz, JW Gold, N Chein, T Gee, LM Reich, J Hoffer, K Mayer, D Armstrong
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2410927019