Blood Transfusion in Medicine VI: Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

T he po ten tia l for h u m an im m unodeficiency virus (H IV ) to be tran sm itted by b lood transfusion has had a huge influence on b lood transfusion practices since the 1980s. U nrelated to this, H IV infected individuals in the later stages o f the disease can develop a significant red cell transfusion requirem ent.