TN Govt hospital accused of transfusing HIV blood to two years old child
"We dismiss the allegations. She could have been HIV infected after treatment at some other hospital. We have given all medical records related to her. We expect state government officials to come for inquiry. We are ready."
Coimbatore: Parents of a two-year-old baby have alleged that HIV positive blood was transfused into her at a government hospital in Coimbatore city of Tamil Nadu, while hospital authorities have refuted the claim.
According to the parents' accusation, the infected blood was transfused into the baby while she was being treated at the hospital last year.
Speaking to ANI, the child's father said, "She was admitted in this hospital last July and was later discharged after transfusion. She developed complications and later tests showed her to be HIV positive".
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