Dr Contreras wrote that she was "aware of at least 2 cases of transfusion-transmitted AIDS in this country where the recipient received untested, non-NBTS, fresh, warm blood. The transfusion records for such patients are appalling, and it will be impossible to find the 'culprit' donor, since the source and the amount given are both unrecorded."
Chronology Information
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Chapter/issue
Blood Transfusion: Clinical Practice
Key Person(s)
Dame Carmen Marcela Contreras