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forty6 Donating Member (849 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-17-11 11:57 AM
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13. Screening donor organs for 100% NON infected donations is physically...
impossible. Donor banks have to rely upon the honesty and good heath of the donors. There is no possible way to definitively test each and every organ for HIV prior to transplantation, which must occur within hours. Testing and obtaining results for HIV takes DAYS, at the very least, and can really only be done to 99.9% effectiveness with blood donations, which can be frozen for weeks prior to use.
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