Patient Confidentiality For Donating Blood Hiv

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HIV screening for donating blood (BLOOD DONATION, FALSE POSITIVE TEST 2009)

Dr. Bob, My sister recently tried to donate blood and was denied. She recieved a letter stating that she was HIV positive. How accurate are the tests that the Red Cross performs? She is getting an HIV test but I would like to know what the...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,The purpose of HIV screening at blood donation sites is to protect the blood supply, not to diagnose HIV disease. The tests run at blood donation centers are very sensitive so that they won't miss any true infections. In the process they... Read more »

Confidential (Will Donate)

Firstly your site is great and the work you put into it is tremendous to help people. My problem, i... Read more »

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Patient Confidentiality & Work Place

I currently work for Duke University and I am also seen as a patient. Recently a co-worker, who... Read more »

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Articles

FDA Approves New HIV Blood Test That Screens Blood, Tissue Donations For Less Common Strains

FDA last week approved a new HIV test manufactured by a Roche subsidiary that screens for two less common forms of the virus in the U.S., in addition to the most common forms of HIV and hepatitis, the AP/ Miami Herald reports. The test is... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

System to Remove HIV From Donated Blood Planned

Florida Blood Services in St. Petersburg, Fla., is planning to test a system that would remove HIV, other viruses and bacteria from donated blood. Medical Director Dr. German Leparc said Monday that he hopes the experimental project will begin by... Read more »

"Confidential" (Ms) Information

My mind wanders back in time. Eight years ago, I received a letter from the Red Cross; "You need to contact our office and make an appointment. The blood you donated revealed something that could have a significant impact on your health." Fear and... Read more »

U.S. HIV Patients, Not-for-Profit Groups Donate Unused Antiretroviral Drugs to Patients in Developing Countries

Some HIV-positive people in the United States are donating unused antiretroviral drugs to people living with the disease in developing countries to help "piece together" their treatment regimens, the AP/ New York Times reports. Some... Read more »

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blood donation again

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

Hey there! Is it possible for blood not to be visible to the eye, but nonetheless could it transmit dangerous virus? I'm the guy with the blood donation session, when the nurse was touching the hole on my arm, from which I donated blood. Read more »

Donating Blood: Do they tell you if you're (+)?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I'm a little paranoid when it comes to HIV.

When I was going out with my ex-girlfriend, she had some risky sexual activity. Her last sexual encounter was a Thanksgiving weekend. I asked her to get tested for HIV and she was (-). This was ~6 1/2 weeks... Read more »

blood donation

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi, I think that I did something really stupid. I donated blood about 3 weeks ago. I began to think about an encounter I had that was very brief about a month before. I am of course now worried that I have HIV. Would the blood bank have... Read more »

confidentiality

Posted by Anonymous

hi there!
we're two students from Israel seeking for some assitance:
we are writing a seminar about aids and confidentiality and we could use any information about the subject - from everyone: experts, doctors or patients that don't mind sharing their... Read more »

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