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Risks and recommendations for HIV occupational exposures
S M Paul1, S J Costa, L Z Ziskin
1New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Division of AIDS Prevention and Control, Trenton, USA.
MLO: Medical Laboratory Observer
|August 5, 1998
Abstract:
The Public Health Service recently updated its recommendations for chemoprophylaxis after exposure to HIV. These recommendations correlate the use of antiretroviral agents with the risk of infection, which is determined by evaluating the exposure and the potential for transmission from the source patient.