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[Risks of AIDS among health personnel (physicians, nurses, obstetricians)]

G Ital Med Lav. 1988 Jul-Sep;10(4-5):173-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/91138925
Candura F; Moscato G; Maserati R; Scuole di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro e in; Allergologia, Universita di Pavia.

Abstract: Health-care workers are exposed to risk of HIV infection. Blood and body fluids containing blood are the most important sources of HIV and the major risk for health-care workers occurs by incidental parenteral contact with these fluids. Therefore, the risk can be minimized by taking care to prevent injuries and by using protective barriers for mucous membranes and skin. However, the number of cases reported in literature with occupational HIV infection is extremely low.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PREVENTION & CONTROL/ *TRANSMISSION English Abstract Human *Nurses *Obstetrics *Physicians Risk Factors JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/prevention&control/KWDtransmissionenglishabstracthumanKWDnursesKWDobstetricsKWDphysiciansriskfactorsjournalarticle
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