title: AIDS and infection control in forensic investigation.
abstract: Infection control in the workplace is becoming an increasingly important issue, not only for health care workers, but also for any workers who could potentially be exposed to infectious material. We discuss the nature, modes of transmission, and infectivity of important infectious agents likely to be encountered in the course of forensic investigations. We provide principles and guidelines for appropriate procedures and practices to be followed in a program of infection control.
authors.affiliation: Office of the Medical Examiner, County of Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Klatt
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Noguchi
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*