[HSF] More Bad News About Trasylol

[prasannasimha]

Hal,
Even with NAT the HIV window period still exists and has not been 
eliminated. The risk of transfusion is never eliminated. It is just 
reduced. The case I was referring to was one case documented over an 
estimated approx of nearly 100 000 transfusion units. This is within 
unfortunately the estimated risk of transfusions.
Prasanna

Hgrmd at aol.com wrote:
> Prasanna,
>   We haven't heard from Claudia, our in house hematologist, in  awhile.  
> Perhaps she can comment.  However, my impression is that the  blood bank, at least 
> in the U.S., is about as safe as it has ever been.  I  agree that new blood 
> borne diseases may arise in the future, but the risk of  aprotinin-associated 
> ATN is immediate and real.  
> Hal
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