title: [Injury to the surgeon in treatment of an HIV infected patient].
abstract: The number of HIV-infected female patients undergoing surgery is increasing. Injuries of the surgeon can never be completely excluded. The risk of HIV infection via a needle puncture lesion is estimated to be approximately 0.4%. Besides the well-known protective measures, careful wound disinfection followed by HIV tests for a period of up to six month after the lesion are indicated. It is indeed high time to consider the patient HIV test as a matter of course, not least because it is our duty to be concerned also about the health of our co-workers and staff directly engaged in patient care.
authors.affiliation: Frauenklinik, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Paterok
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jahn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D018023:HIV Seronegativity; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Verletzung des Operateurs bei der Behandlung einer HIV-Infizierten.