title: Absence of human immunodeficiency virus infection after intentional injection of infected blood.
abstract: We report the case of a young man who injected himself intravenously with 2 mL of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected blood and failed to develop HIV infection.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Virology, University of Vienna, 1095 Vienna, Austria. judith.aberle@univie.ac.at
authors.forename: Judith H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Aberle
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schmied
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vetter
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Puchhammer-Stöckl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D018023:HIV Seronegativity / Q000276:immunology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male