Operating on HIV-positive patients. What are the risks to healthcare workers? To patients?
Is the degree of risk involved in providing health care to people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acceptable? Every health care worker, even if only for a few anxious minutes, has certainly worried about this risk. Drs Wilson, Williams, and Robinson discuss these concerns and summarize the indications and prognoses for surgery to treat some common AIDS-related syndromes.
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University of California, UCLA School of Medicine.
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Robinson
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011481:Protective Clothing; D012307:Risk Factors; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology