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Notes From the Field : Occupationally Acquired HIV Infection Among Health Care Workers—United States, 1985–2013
Author(s) -
Mary Joyce,
David T. Kuhar,
John T. Brooks
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.13250
Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , health care , family medicine , hiv diagnosis , citation , gerontology , antiretroviral therapy , library science , viral load , political science , law , computer science
Occupationally acquired HIV has been rarely reported in health care workers, and there have been no cases reported since 2008, possibly related to improved treatment/prevention strategies and technological advances.