Table 5.
Lookback of the 52 blood components previously obtained from undiagnosed HTLV blood donors.
| RBC | PLT | PL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N not informed by Hospital Transfusion Service (HTS) (*) | 16 (4) | 4(2) | 1(0) | |
| N informed by HTS: expired before use | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| N informed by HTS: component transfused | 17 | 10 | 1 | |
| Recipient status: | Deceased (*) | 14(2) | 8(0) | 0 |
| HTLV negative (*) | 3(0) | 2(0) | 1(0) | |
| HTLV positive | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N total issued components | 34 | 16 | 2 | |
RBC: red blood cells; PLT: platelet concentrate; PL: plasma; N: Number; *: number of non-leukoreduced components in parentheses.