Idiopathic CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia (ICL) and the safety of blood transfusions: what do we know and what should we do?

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TransfusionVolume 32, Issue 9 p. 800-804 Free Access Idiopathic CD4 + T-lymphocytopenia (ICL) and the safety of blood transfusions: What do we know and what should we do? M.P. BUSCH, M.P. BUSCH Irwin Memorial Blood Centers 270 Masonic Avenue San Francisco, CA 94118Search for more papers by this authorP.V. HOLLAND, P.V. HOLLAND Sacramento Medical Foundation Blood Center 1625 Stockton Boulevard Sacramento, CA 95816Search for more papers by this author M.P. BUSCH, M.P. BUSCH Irwin Memorial Blood Centers 270 Masonic Avenue San Francisco, CA 94118Search for more papers by this authorP.V. HOLLAND, P.V. HOLLAND Sacramento Medical Foundation Blood Center 1625 Stockton Boulevard Sacramento, CA 95816Search for more papers by this author First published: November‐December 1992 https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1537-2995.1992.32993110749.xCitations: 6AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References 1 Laurence J., Siegal FP, Schattner E., Gelman IH, Morse S. Acquired immunodeficiency without evidence of infection with human immunodeficiency virus types 1 and 2. Lancet 1992; 340: 273– 4. 2 Gautier V., Chanez P., Vendrell JP, et al. Unexplained CD4-positive T-cell deficiency in non-HIV patients presenting as a Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Clin Exp Allergy 1991; 21: 63– 6. 3 Jacobs JL, Libby DM, Winters RA, et al. A cluster of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in adults without predisposing illnesses. N Engl J Med 1991; 324: 246– 50. 4 Safai B., Peralata H., Menzies K., et al. Kaposi's sarcoma among HIV seronegative high-risk populations (abstract). Presented at the Seventh International Conference on AIDS, Florence Italy, June 1621, 1991:abstract Tu.B.83. 5 Castro A., Pedreira J., Soriano V., et al. Kaposi's sarcoma and disseminated tuberculosis in HIV-negative individual (letter). Lancet 1992; 339: 868. 6 Imagawa DT, Lee MH, Wolinsky SM, et al. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in homosexual men who remain seronegative for prolonged periods. N Engl J Med 1989; 320: 1458– 62. 7 Wolinsky SM, Rinaldo CR, Kwok S., et al. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection a median of 18 months before a diagnostic Western blot Evidence from a cohort of homosexual men. Ann Intern Med 1989; 111: 961– 72. 8 Hewlett IK, Laurian Y., Epstein J., Hawthorne CA, Ruta M., Allain JP. Assessment by gene amplification and serological markers of transmission of HIV-1 from hemophiliacs to their sexual partners and secondarily to their children. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 1990; 3: 714– 20. 9 Lifson AR, Stanley M., Pane J., et al. Detection of human immunodeficiency virus DNA using the polymerase chain reaction in a well-characterized group of homosexual and bisexual men. J Infect Dis 1990; 161: 436– 9. 10 Lee TH, El-Amad Z., Reis M., et al. Absence of HIV-1 DNA in high-risk seronegative persons using high-input polymerase chain reaction. AIDS 1991; 5: 1201– 7. 11 Imagawa D., Detels R. HIV-1 in seronegative homosexual men (letter). N Engl J Med 1991; 325: 1250– 1. 12 Busch MP, Henrard DR, Hewlett IK, et al. Poor sensitivity, specificity, and reproducibility of detection of HIV-1 DNA in serum by polymerase chain reaction The Transfusion Safety Study Group. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 1992; 5: 872– 7. 13 Gupta S., Ribak CE, Gollapudi S., Kim CH, Salahuddin SZ. Detection of a human intracistemal retroviral particle associated with CD4 + T-cell deficiency. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1992; 89: 7831– 5. 14 Unexplained CD4 + T-lymphocyte depletion in persons without evident HIV infection—United States. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1992; 41: 541– 5. 15 Update: CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia in persons without evident HIV infection—United States. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1992; 41: 578– 9. 16 Agut H., Candotti D., Rabanel B., et al. Isolation of atypical HIV-1-related retrovirus from AIDS patient (letter). Lancet 1992; 340: 681– 2. 17 Update: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome—United States, 1991. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1992; 41: 463– 8. 18 Soriano V., Hewlett I., Heredia A., et al. Idiopathic CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia (letter). Lancet 1992; 340: 607– 9. Citing Literature Volume32, Issue9November‐December 1992Pages 800-804 ReferencesRelatedInformation