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ERIC Number: EJ360266
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Occupational Risk of HIV, HBV and HSV-2 Infections in Health Care Personnel Caring for AIDS Patients.
Kuhls, Thomas L.; And Others
American Journal of Public Health, v77 n10 p1306-9 Oct 1987
Female health care workers with exposure to AIDS patients were studied. Two of the 246 workers showed evidence of opportunistic infections. This analysis confirms the low risk of occupationally acquired HIV infection when hospital infection control practices are employed around AIDS patients. (Author/VM)
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Females, Health Personnel, High Risk Persons, Hospital Personnel, Occupational Safety and Health, Patients, Prevention, Risk, Special Health Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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