title: The Surgical Infection Society's policy on human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B and C infection. The Ad Hoc Committee on Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and Hepatitis.
abstract: The Ad Hoc Committee on Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and Hepatitis of The Surgical Infection Society has outlined its policy regarding three deadly blood-borne viral infections. The risk of transmission of these microbes, the role of preoperative testing, the problem of the human immunodeficiency virus-infected surgeon, and conduct in the operating room are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY 10021.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Demling
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hoover
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Waymack
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006291:Health Policy; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009873:Operating Rooms; D010361:Patients; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States