HIV/AIDS. Maintaining confidentiality when tracing contacts.
The extent to which a patient who has HIV can rely on information relating to his or her status remaining confidential has been the subject of furious debate within and outside the nursing profession. This paper explores the issues, with particular reference to partner notification.
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D003219:Confidentiality; D016358:Contact Tracing; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D006113:United Kingdom