Anti-LAV and Concentrate Consumption in Italian Hemophiliacs

Abstract

Anti-LAV and Concentrate Consumfiion in ltalian Hemophiliacs Sir, In Italy, hemophiliacs are treated exclusively with concentrates made from US plasma and should therefore be exposed to the same high risk of US hemophiliacs of developing the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). This situation prompted us to study the prevalence rate of anti-LAV (lymphadenopathyassociated virus) in 98 hemophiliacs coming at the Center for their annual (1984) checkup. During clinical examination, we looked