Rhogam and AIDS

FDA and CDC have concluded that Ortho's plasma product for RH disease did not cause a woman, who had tested positive for AIDS, to become infected with the virus ("The Pink Sheet" Oct. 12 "In Brief"). The agencies determined that "the alcohol fractionation method used in preparing Rhogam would inactivate any virus that might be present and there are other, more likely sources of the AIDS virus for this woman." FDA and CDC recommend that facilities awaiting results of the investigation resume using Rhogam.