Prevalence of HIV infection and other viral infections transmissible through transplantation in organ and tissue donors in France

In a letter to the editor, an attempt to obtain epidemiologic data that would allow an increase in viral safety with respect to organ or tissue transplantation in France is described. The screening of transplant recipients would allow precise evaluation of the residual risk of contamination from tra...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1988) 1994-08, Vol.7 (8), p.874-875
Hauptverfasser:	Sellami, F, Girard, M, Larderie, P, Claquin, J, Lefrère, J J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult AIDS/HIV Blood & organ donations Female France - epidemiology HIV HIV Infections - epidemiology HIV Infections - transmission Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Letters to the editor Male Medical screening Prevalence Tissue Donors Transplants & implants
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	In a letter to the editor, an attempt to obtain epidemiologic data that would allow an increase in viral safety with respect to organ or tissue transplantation in France is described. The screening of transplant recipients would allow precise evaluation of the residual risk of contamination from transplantation and prevention of secondary transmission HIV.
ISSN:	0894-9255 1525-4135 1944-7884