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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome in the Middle East from imported blood.

Transfusion. 1985 Jul-Aug;25(4):317-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/85273808
Kingston ME; Harder EJ; Al-Jaberi MM; Bailey TM; Roberts GT; Sheth KV

Abstract: In Saudi Arabia, a native patient with no known risk factors for the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) developed both clinical and laboratory evidence of AIDS 2 years after receiving transfusion of 11 units of blood obtained from a commercial distributor in the United States. This case suggests that a history of transfusions of blood components imported from areas where AIDS is prevalent should be elicited from patients in the Middle East with symptoms and physical findings suggesting AIDS.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*ETIOLOGY Adult Blood Donors Blood Transfusion/ADVERSE EFFECTS Case Report Florida Human Male Saudi Arabia JOURNAL ARTICLE

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