ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSFUSIONS
ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSFUSIONS
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DOI:
10.1056/nejm198401123100201
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
EVATT, BL
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作者:
CURRAN, JW;LAWRENCE, DN;EVATT, BL
Of 2157 patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) whose cases were reported to the Centers for Disease Control by August 22, 1983, 64 (3%) with AIDS and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia had no recognized risk factors for AIDS. Eighteen of these (28%) had received blood components within 5 yr before the onset of illness. These patients with transfusion-associated AIDS were more likely to be white (P = 0.00008) and older (P = 0.0013) than other patients with no known risk factors. They had received blood 15 to 57 mo. (median, 27.5) before the diagnosis of AIDS, from 2 to 48 donors (median, 14). At least 1 high-risk donor was identified by interview or T-cell-subset analysis in each of the 7 cases in which investigation of the donors was complete; 5 of the 6 high-risk donors identified during interview also had low T-cell helper/suppressor ratios, and 4 had generalized lymphadenopathy according to history or examination. Thus, AIDS may be transmitted in blood.