Published 2 years ago

Hyderabad: Blood bank in a spot as 3-year-old thalassemia patient tests HIV positive

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The child had been undergoing blood transfusions once in two to four weeks, starting from the age of seven months. The blood bank said they have details of the donors and said they would call them in and conduct tests on them. The police have written to the Medical Board seeking its opinion and asked the blood bank management to submit the patient's records.

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Times of India

Hyderabad: 3-year-old contracts HIV after blood transfusion

The Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) was booked for alleged transfusion of tainted blood to a thalassemia-afflicted three-year-old boy, who turned HIV

2 years ago·India

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Indian Express

Hyderabad: Blood bank in a spot as 3-year-old thalassemia patient tests HIV positive

The parents of the child have lodged a complaint against the blood bank where he has been undergoing blood transfusion for the past two-and-a-half years. The blood bank is run by the Indian Red Cross Society

2 years ago·India

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The Quint

3-Year-Old in Hyderabad Transfused With HIV Infected Blood, Blood Bank Booked

The child, who is a regular blood transfusion recipient, was allegedly given HIV infected blood by the blood bank.

2 years ago·India

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The News Minute

Three-year-old in Hyderabad gets HIV after blood transfusion, blood bank booked

Hyderabad police have registered an FIR (first information report) against a blood bank for its alleged negligence resulting in a three-year-old thalassemia patient testing positive for HIV. The boy's parents lodged a complaint with the Nallakunta police station, alleging that the blood bank transferred HIV-infected blood to him. The child from Rampally village in Ranga Reddy district had been undergoing blood transfusions for the past 2.5 years

2 years ago·Bengaluru, India

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The New Indian Express

Blood bank booked as 3-yr-old tests HIV+ after transfusions

After the recent transfusion on July 20, the attending doctor suggested a blood test, which showed that the three-year-old was HIV positive, the complaint said.

2 years ago·India

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Times Now News

Hyderabad: 3-year-old boy suffering from thalassemia contracts HIV after blood transfusion

Hyderabad news: The thalassemia-afflicted baby has been undergoing blood transfusions at IRCS for the past 2.5 years and was brought to the centre every fortnight.

2 years ago·Mumbai, India

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