Risks for exposures to and infection with HIV among health care providers in the emergency department.
This article reviews the information available that is relevant to the risk of occupational infection with HIV, attempts to frame this evidence in perspective for emergency health care providers, and underscores the strategies that have been shown to be effective in reducing these risks.
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
D K
DK
Henderson
D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D012307:Risk Factors; D016635:Universal Precautions
D000998:Antiviral Agents