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To the Editor: As reported by Stramer et al. (Aug. 19 issue),¹ testing for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) by nucleic acid amplification with the use of minipools has markedly reduced the transmission of HIV-1 and HCV through blood products. Testing of individual units is now being considered, but such a procedure would still not completely abolish transmission.²

Earlier this year in Croatia, we studied the case of a regular blood donor who transmitted HIV-1 to a recipient of platelets and a recipient of plasma. The transmission was detected by a look-back investigation performed . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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