Incidence of HIV seroconversion in paediatric burn patients

R. L. Rutan; D. L. Bjarnason; M. H. Desai; D. N. Herndon

doi:10.1016/0305-4179(92)90072-3

Incidence of HIV seroconversion in paediatric burn patients

R. L. Rutan, D. L. Bjarnason, M. H. Desai, D. N. Herndon

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A retrospective review of paediatric patients treated for acute burn injuries and receiving blood/blood products between 1978 and 1985, identified 52 patients at risk for HIV infection. Over 50 per cent of the identified population had received 3 or more units of blood/blood products during their acute hospital stay. A total of 214 patients (36.8 per cent) have been tested for HIV seroconversions: five tested HIV positive by ELISA and four were confirmed by Western Blot, yielding a 1.9 per cent incidence. The four confirmed patients received 2-9 total body blood volume turnovers during their postburn period in hospital. At 4 years post-exposure, two patients show active disease, one is currently asymptomatic and one has died from AIDS-related sepsis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	216-219
Number of pages	4
Journal	Burns
Volume	18
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-4179(92)90072-3
State	Published - Jun 1992

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Emergency Medicine
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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