title: Compulsory HIV testing for surgeons?
abstract: There is concern that surgeons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection could transmit it to patients. This article considers the risk of transmission, the official guidance on HIV-infected healthcare workers, and the arguments for and against HIV screening in surgeons.
authors.affiliation: Royal Free Hospital and School of Medicine, London.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cockcroft
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D035082:Federal Government; D013502:General Surgery; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases; D010361:Patients; D012307:Risk Factors