Open AccessAbsence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection after Intentional Injection of Infected Blood
Author(s) -
Judith H. Aberle,
Brigitte Schmied,
N. Vetter,
Elisabeth PuchhammerStöckl
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/341307
Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virology , virus , sida , viral disease , immunology , immunopathology , immunodeficiency , immune system
We report the case of a young man who injected himself intravenously with 2 mL of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected blood and failed to develop HIV infection.
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