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6.4 Medically acquired HIV infection
Author(s) -
Garsia Roger J,
Ross Jennifer,
Shipway Pam,
Wylie Brenton
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb124815.x
Subject(s) - haemophilia , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , intensive care medicine , immunology , pediatrics
Often an underlying disorder (such as haemophilia) creates special management issues for people with medically acquired HIV. Although the risk of infection through donated biological materials is now slight, an unknown number of undiagnosed cases remain in the community.