HIV seropositivity and its ethical implications for blood donors in a tertiary care hospital of Andhra Pradesh

Background: Blood is a scarce, but lifesaving resource; it is also the most efficient vehicle for the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Hence there is a need for accurate screening of HIV among blood donors. The present study was designed to assess the seroprevalence of HIV, among...

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Main Authors: Dr.D. S.Jothi Bai, Dr.A. Yashovardhan, Dr.K.V. Sreedhar Babu, Dr.I.S. Chaitanya Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research
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Online Access:http://svimstpt.ap.nic.in/jcsr/janmar12_files/pdf%201-1-12/OA2.pdf