Prevention of HIV transmission through blood and blood products: experiences in Mexico.
Bull Pan Am Health Organ
; 23(1-2): 108-14, 1989.
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| ID: mdl-2720234
As of August 1988, 1,628 cases of AIDS had been reported in Mexico, of which 12% were ascribed to transmission through blood. Of the 201 subjects infected by blood, 159 (79%) were infected through transfusions. The relatively high number of such cases was found to be associated with a prevalence of HIV infection of 7% among paid donors as compared with a prevalence of 0.1% among volunteer donors. A National AIDS Prevention Committee has been established in Mexico, and amendments to the country's General Health Law mandate compulsory screening to detect HIV infection among all donors and prohibit the sale of blood. A national network of screening laboratories was established and an educational campaign initiated among health personnel. Evaluation of this program shows that the current frequency of HIV infection in donors is 0.04%.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Donantes de Sangre
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Transfusión Sanguínea
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Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Bull Pan Am Health Organ
Año:
1989
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos