HIV/AIDS Co-Infection

Findings from S.A. Kafiabad et al in HIV/AIDS co-infection reported

Published in AIDS Weekly, November 2nd, 2009

According to a study from Iran, "Evaluation and monitoring the prevalence of transfusion-transmissible viral infections in blood donors is a valuable index of donor selection and blood safety. This study analyzed the trends of blood-borne infections among Iranian blood donations during 4 years."

"Viral screening results of 6,499,851 allogeneic donations from 2004 through 2007 were analyzed. All donations were screened for hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and syphilis. The prevalence of HBV, HCV, and HIV infections per 100,000 donations and 95% confidence interval was calculated. The p value was estimated by chi-square...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2009-11-02)

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