The Current Risk of Retroviral Infections Transmitted by Transfusion in Patients Who Have Undergone Multiple Transfusions

Daniele Prati
1998 Archives of Internal Medicine  
To conduct a multicenter, prospective survey within the program of the Cooleycare Cooperative Group to evaluate the rate of transfusion-transmitted infections with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) in a cohort of patients who were homozygous for ␤ thalassemia and underwent multiple transfusions during the 6-year follow-up.
doi:10.1001/archinte.158.14.1566 pmid:9679798 fatcat:tbjjlu2lezavjfajjo4mhtilsi