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Table 3 Annual number of HIV+ TTI cases caused by blood transfusions from different risk behavior during the next decade

From: Should Men who have sex with Men be allowed to donate blood in Israel?

 

MSM (a)

IDU (b)

No-Risk

Group (c)

FN in known HIV+

0.00000007

0.00000002

0.0000001

Undetectable in Window Period

4.67

1.08

0.99

FN PS

0.07

0.02

0.02

Misclassification

0.25

0.06

0.02

Total TTI

4.99 (4.30-5.88)

1.16 (1.01-1.36)

1.03 (0.90-1.21)

No. of Donors

4,659

1,108

216,601

One TTI for every

9,328

10,718

2,094,286

Donations

 One year Deferral TTI

0.10 (0.07–0.19)

0.04 (0.03–0.08)

 

 Five year Deferral TTI

0.05 (0.03–0.08)

0.02 (0.01–0.03)

 
  1. Notes:
  2. FN False - negative
  3. PS Asymptomatic carriers