HIV antibody screening of commercially available blood products in India
Tripathy, S.P.; Malaviya, A.N.; Singh, Y.N.; Chaudhuri, K.; Varghese, T.; Seth, P.
Indian Journal of Medical Research 93: 15-18
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5340 PMID: 2022395 Document Number: 314135
In a screening of 182 vials of various commercially available blood products in the Indian market, 32 (17%) were found to contain HIV-1 antibodies. The contamination with HIV-1 antibodies was detected in all types of blood products including immunoglobulin preparations, cryoprecipitates as well as albumin. Interestingly, the contamination was seen almost exclusively in the products manufactured in the Bombay-Pune area (32 of 92, 34%). It was very low in products manufactured near Delhi (1 of 90). A single vial of imported Factor VIII concentrate tested negative.