title: Reducing occupational risk of HIV infection.
abstract: At San Francisco General Hospital and many other institutions in areas of high HIV prevalence, a policy of body substance isolation has proved easier to implement than the CDC's across-the-board recommendations. Prevention of needle-stick injury and use of barrier methods of infection control are emphasized. Preoperative HIV testing is addressed.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gerberding
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission; D003376:Counseling; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission; D015497:HIV-1; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D009339:Needles; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D012495:San Francisco; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies