Although getting an HIV infection via a blood transfusion in the United States is rare, federal health officials say it is possible and has occurred.
A report, published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, details the case of a patient who was infected with human immunodeficiency virus through a blood transfusion.
"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration requires blood collection centers to assess donor eligibility using screening questionnaires and highly-sensitive laboratory tests," the report says. "These requirements have significantly reduced, but not eliminated, the risk of transfusion-transmitted HIV infection."
A report, published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, details the case of a patient who was infected with human immunodeficiency virus through a blood transfusion.
"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration requires blood collection centers to assess donor eligibility using screening questionnaires and highly-sensitive laboratory tests," the report says. "These requirements have significantly reduced, but not eliminated, the risk of transfusion-transmitted HIV infection."
