In accordance with Guidelines set by the American Association of Blood Banks the blood should be reinfused within 4 hours from washing.

Saudi Aramco's blood bank is accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks.

A survey by the American Association of Blood Banks showed that more than 354,000 tests to establish parentage were performed in 2003, compared with about 149,100 in 1995.

According to the American Association of Blood Banks, 280,000 paternity tests were conducted in 1999, three times as many as a decade earlier.

She received the Emily Cooley Memorial Award from the American Association of Blood Banks.

Joel Solomon, chief executive of the American Association of Blood Banks, said publicity about the ruling would discourage some potential donors.

The infected blood was traced to the donors through a nationwide program conducted by the American Association of Blood Banks.

As many as four million patients in the United States receive transfusions each year, according to the American Association of Blood Banks.

The risk of infection is the reason the American Association of Blood Banks requires a one-year wait between getting a tattoo and donating blood.

- American Association of Blood Banks.