Blood Transfusion and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Antigen
Authors: ANNE-MARIE COUROUCE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1988)

Letters and Corrections1 May 1988Blood Transfusion and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) AntigenANNE-MARIE COUROUCE, FRANÇOISE BOUCHARDEAU, ANNE-MARIE JULLIEN, VÉRONIQUE FAUCHER, MICHEL LENTZYANNE-MARIE COUROUCESearch for more papers by this author, FRANÇOISE BOUCHARDEAUSearch for more papers by this author, ANNE-MARIE JULLIENSearch for more papers by this author, VÉRONIQUE FAUCHERSearch for more papers by this author, MICHEL LENTZYSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-108-5-771_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Bowen and colleagues (1) reported a very well-documented study on the time course of viral antigenemia and seroconversion after human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transfer by transplantation.We retrospectively studied six cases of patients infected by HIV through transfusion between November 1982 and April 1985.The exact day of contamination was identified for five of these patients due to donors' recollection, and a period of infection was suspected for the last patient, who received ten platelet concentrates per day for 20 days.All available sera from the six patients were tested for antibodies to HIV-1by enzyme-linked immunosorbent...References1. BOWENLOBELCARUANA PSR. Transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by transplantation: clinical aspects and time course analysis of viral antigenemia and antibody production. Ann Intern Med. 1988;108:46-8. LinkGoogle Scholar2. ESTEBANSHIHTAI JJC. Importance of Western-blot analysis in predicting infectivity of anti-HTLV-III/LAV positive blood. Lancet. 1985;2:1083-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. LELIEVAN DER POELREESINK PCH. Interpretation of isolated HIV anti-p24 reactivity in Western-blot analysis. Lancet. 1987;1:632. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Fondation Nationale de Transfusion Sanguine Paris France PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byIncremental detection of HIV infections by the HIV antigen/antibody combination assays: An Australian experienceEarly diagnosis of HIV infectionEvaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of six HIV combined p24 antigen and antibody assaysLe sérodiagnostic des infections sexuellement transmissibles : évaluation critiqueSeven Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Antigen-Antibody Combination Assays: Evaluation of HIV Seroconversion Sensitivity and Subtype DetectionCOMPLICATED ANORECTAL SEPSISWhen to Perform the Final HIV Antibody Test following Possible ExposureInfections Acquired Through Blood TransfusionDURATION OF HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION BEFORE DETECTION OF ANTIBODYSéropositivité VIH chez les donneurs de sang de 1985 à 1989Statistical analysis of the stages of HIV infection using a Markov modelExposure of Health Care Workers to the Blood of Patients Infected with the Human Immunodeficiency VirusTRANSMISSION OF HIV BY BLOOD FROM SERONEGATIVE DONORS 1 May 1988Volume 108, Issue 5Page: 771-772KeywordsAntibodiesAntigensBlood transfusionHIVHIV infectionsHIV-1Major histocompatibility antigensPatientsPlateletsTransplantation Issue Published: 1 May 1988 PDF downloadLoading ...