HIV transmission network analysis allows identifying unreported risk factors in HIV-positive blood donors in France.

CONCLUSION: Network inference can be used to complement declaration data on risk factors for HIV infection in BDs. This approach, complementary to behavioral studies, is a valuable tool to evaluate the effect of changes in deferral criteria on BD compliance. PMID: 33592129 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33592129?dopt=Abstract

Source: Transfusion - February 16, 2021 Category: Hematology Authors: Cappy P, Chaillon A, Pillonel J, Essat A, Chaix ML, Meyer L, Barin F, Tiberghien P, Laperche S Tags: Transfusion Source Type: research

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