title: Toxoplasmosis: minimizing the risk of pet-associated transmission in persons with HIV disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lander
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reid
mesh_terms: 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*