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9780412404009

Blood, Blood Products And HIV

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  • ISBN13:

    9780412404009

  • ISBN10:

    0412404001

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1994-01-01
  • Publisher: CRC Pr I Llc
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Summary

Infection with the AIDS virus is the biggest and most challenging health problem of the 20th century. While researchers continue to struggle for a cure, effective screening for HIV-1 antibodies has been one of the most important strategies in preventing further infections.
The first edition of this book was published in October 1987. At that time, strategies to counter the risk of transfusion-associated HIV-1 infection were just being implemented, although the success of these policies was not yet clear. Since then, this risk has been greatly reduced.
However, the topics is still of importance. In this second edition, the changes in the epidemiology of the infection are considered, with particular reference to transfusion associated infection. Advances in the understanding of the virus, its effects on the immune system, and the immune response to the virus are all updated. Two new chapters are included - on procedures for the prevention of virus transmission by blood products and on the effects of the virus on cytokines and cellular antigens.
This new edition of Blood, Blood Products and AIDS will continue to be an essential reference for all blood transfusion centres, and will also be of interest to infections disease physicians and haematologists.

Table of Contents

List of contributors
Preface
The international epidemiology of HIV infectionp. 1
Transfusion-associated HIV-1 infectionp. 39
The AIDS virusp. 61
The effects of HIV-1 on the immune systemp. 75
The role of cytokines and immune-associated soluble antigens in HIV diseasep. 101
The immunosuppressive effects of bloodp. 117
Serological detection of HIV infectionp. 155
Donor screening for HIV infection - the United States modelp. 183
Procedures for the prevention of virus transmission by blood productsp. 207
Psychological and ethical implications of HIV testing and screeningp. 249
Challenges in future hemophilia carep. 265
Indexp. 271
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