Toxoplasmosis: minimizing the risk of pet-associated transmission in persons with HIV disease.
Many misconceptions exist about the risks pets pose for the immunocompromised person. Home healthcare nurses, with their focus on health promotion and disease prevention, are in a primary position to disseminate accurate information to patients at risk.
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D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D015497:HIV-1; D001841:Human-Animal Bond; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*