title: Healthcare workers and HIV health issues.
abstract: Should healthcare workers (HCWs) be routinely tested for HIV? The authors reviewed the literature on the risk and incidence of HIV transmission from HCW to patients and offer recommendations for HIV testing in HCWs in Singapore. Management of HCWs who are tested seropositive for HIV infection is also discussed in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, National University Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Arlene
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chua
authors.forename: Yee Sin
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Leo
authors.forename: Asok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kurup
authors.forename: Maciej Piotr
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Chlebicki
authors.forename: Cheng Chuan
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D017757:Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012846:Singapore / Q000453:epidemiology