| The value of lookback to understanding blood-borne infectious diseases: the New South Wales' HIV experience. | |
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PMID: 12415517 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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This article describes the methods used by the New South Wales Division of the Australian Red Cross Blood Service (ARCBS-NSW) to conduct human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) lookback, assesses the success and limitations of the different methods used, and discusses the results obtained. This article shows that an important outcome of the HIV lookback undertaken by the ARCBS-NSW was the establishment and maintenance of an observational database. This database became an integral part of several research projects that contributed significantly to understanding factors influencing the rate of progression of HIV to acquired immunodeficiency virus and knowledge of HIV pathogenesis in general. This article argues that if lookback is extended beyond its original function of identifying transfusion-infected recipients and the implicated donors to create and maintain a linked register of these recipients and donors, the information obtained in such an observational database can be used to describe the natural history of transfusion-transmitted infectious diseases and can contribute to the research necessary to the understanding of disease pathogenesis. |
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Authors:
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Jennifer C Learmont; Rosemary S Phillips; Ian J Bickerton |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Transfusion medicine reviews Volume: 16 ISSN: 0887-7963 ISO Abbreviation: Transfus Med Rev Publication Date: 2002 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-11-04 Completed Date: 2003-06-06 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8709027 Medline TA: Transfus Med Rev Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 315-24 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright 2002, Elsevier Science (USA) |
Affiliation:
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Australian Red Cross Blood Service-North East Region, Parameter, Australia. jlearmont@arcbs.org.au |
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Australia Blood Donors Blood-Borne Pathogens Databases, Factual* HIV Infections / etiology, transmission* Humans Infection / etiology, transmission Red Cross* Retrospective Studies |
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