Multiple needle-stick injuries with risk of human immunodeficiency virus exposure in a primary school.
Twenty children received needle-stick injuries with a risk of exposure to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 during an incident in a primary school playground. All were counseled and offered human immunodeficiency virus postexposure prophylaxis. All 20 children started postexposure prophylaxis, and 19 attended for follow-up testing 3 months later. More than one-half of the children completed the full 4-week course of treatment. None of the 19 children tested seroconverted after the incident.
Thomas
H Lucy
HL
North East and Central London Health Protection Unit, London, United Kingdom. lucy.thomas@btconnect.com
Liebeschuetz
Susan
S
Shingadia
Delane
D
Addiman
Sarah
S
Mellanby
Alex
A
D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003376:Counseling; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D016602:Needlestick Injuries; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012574:Schools
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents