Abstract
To investigate percutaneous exposures to HIV in the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) era, we performed an analysis of all percutaneous exposures reported from January 1994 to December 1998 in 18 Italian acute-care hospitals. Frequency and rate per 100 prevalent AIDS cases of HIV exposures decreased by 40% (from 4.3% to 2.6%, and from 1.0% to 0.6%, respectively; p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 235-237 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 2001 |
Keywords
- Health care workers
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- Occupational exposures
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Endocrinology
- Physiology (medical)
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Physiology
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)