hiv-infected former plasma donors in rural central china from infection to survival outcomes, 1985–2008艾滋病毒感染前血浆捐献者在中国中部农村从感染到生存结果,1985 - 2008.pdfVIP

HIV-Infected Former Plasma Donors in Rural Central China: From Infection to Survival Outcomes, 1985–2008 1. 2. 3 4 5 6 7 Zhihui Dou , Ray Y. Chen , Zhe Wang , Guoping Ji , Guoping Peng , Xiaochun Qiao , Jihua Fu , 8 9 1 1 1 1,10 Xiangdong Meng , Marc Bulterys , Ye Ma , Yan Zhao , Ning Wang *, Fujie Zhang * 1 National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China, 2 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, U.S. National Institutes of Health, Beijing, China, 3 Henan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou, China, 4 Anhui Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hefei, China, 5 Hubei Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, China, 6 Shanxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Taiyuan, China, 7 Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China, 8 Jilin Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changchun, China, 9 Global AIDS Program, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China, 10 Beijing Ditan Hospital, Beijing, China Abstract Background: The HIV epidemic among former plasma donors (FPDs) in rural Central China in the early-mid 1990s is likely the largest known HIV-infected cohort in the world related to commercial plasma donation but has never been fully described. The objectives of this study are to estimate the timing and geographic spread of HIV infection in this cohort and to demonstrate the impact of antiretroviral therapy on survival outcomes. Methodology/Principal Findings: HIV-infected FPDs were ide