title: Common problems with wound care: infection with HIV.
abstract: The issue of the care required by wounded patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus should be addressed by all nursing personnel. The virus can be transmitted through blood, blood products or wound exudate. Promotion of universal precautions should greatly minimise the risk. The patient's infection status is not always known and the problem may not be a major wound but an associated condition.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kiernan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing*