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How Much Risk For Hiv Tainted Blood Transfusion
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hiv thru blood transfusionwhat are the odds of getting hiv if you receive a blood transfusion that has hiv...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello,The estimated statistical risk for acquiring HIV from receiving a transfusion with HIV-tainted blood would be 9 out of every 10 exposures. In other words, it would be extremely likely.Dr. Bob...
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HIV from blood tainted urine?I am a nursing student and I was caring for a patient who may or may not have HIV. This pt had a... Read more »blood transfusion and hivI have been HIV posetive for 6 years and my husband is not despite the fact that we have a baby... Read more »
Articles
Doctors in Kazakhstan on Trial for Medical Malpractice Following HIV Outbreak Among Children Who Received Blood TransfusionsTwenty-one doctors in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, are on trial for medical malpractice following an HIV outbreak among children who received blood transfusions at their hospital, the New York Times reports. Since summer 2006, 100 children who received... Read more »
Florida: Tainted Donor Blood Infects TwoTwo people were infected with HIV this year after receiving blood from a donor whose disease went undetected by Florida Blood Services (FBS), the Tampa Bay area's primary blood bank. FBS revealed the discovery Thursday and stressed that the area's... Read more »
Taiwanese Hemophiliacs File Lawsuit Against Bayer Over Blood-Clotting Products Allegedly Made With HIV-Tainted BloodLawyers representing seven Taiwanese citizens on Thursday filed a lawsuit in California Superior Court in Los Angeles against the U.S. unit of Bayer and four other pharmaceutical companies, alleging that the companies knowingly sold blood-clotting... Read more »
Doctor at Center of Canadian Tainted Blood Scandal Must Stand Trial Despite Poor Health, Judge SaysA Canadian judge on Wednesday ruled that a doctor accused of allowing an HIV-positive blood-clotting product to be administered to hemophilia patients will stand trial despite his poor health, the CP/ Ottawa Sun reports. Roger Perrault, former... Read more »
Connect With Others
accident victim hiv+ after blood transfusion
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Accident victim HIV+ after blood transfusion My 19 year old daughter was a victim of a drunk driver. She was on life support for a month, in the hospital for three months, underwent five surgeries, and received 21 units of transfused blood. Now,... Read more » hiv by transfusion
Posted by living, 2 Replies
I am a 22 year survivor. I became postive after having a blood transfusion. There is a good quality of life after diagnosis if you take your meds on a schedule and don't skip any. I would like to chat with other women who are positive and if any are...
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HIV Risk - Blood in Eye & Glass Cut
Posted by pupiz, 2 Replies
Hi, all. Please let me know if I am at risk for HIV from these to encounters. I was in Canada on vacation a couple of weeks ago and we left at about in the morning and came back at about 3:00pm. When we left the maid was cleaning the suite beside...
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Question on transfusion..
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Hey everyone, I was just wondering if it's possible for someone to have HIV after receiving a few blood transfusions in June of '85 due to being born prematurely???Read more »
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