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AIDS: a review and guide for infection control.

J Am Optom Assoc. 1986 Sep;57(9):675-82. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/87034749
Den Beste BP; Hummer J

Abstract: The Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has been aptly termed the plague of the 80s. Over 19,000 people in less than five years have contracted this incurable viral disease. We have reviewed and summarized the literature in regards to characteristics and epidemiology of the virus, ocular and systemic manifestations, and guidelines for infection control.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/MICROBIOLOGY/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION Antibodies, Viral/ANALYSIS AIDS-Related Complex/PREVENTION & CONTROL Carrier State/IMMUNOLOGY Eye Diseases/*PREVENTION & CONTROL Female Human HIV/IMMUNOLOGY Male Methods Opportunistic Infections/IMMUNOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL Pregnancy JOURNAL ARTICLE

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