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The first case of AIDS due to occupational exposure in Brazil
Naila Janilde Seabra Santos1, Ana Lúcia Carvalho Monteiro, Emily Anna Catapano Ruiz
1Disease Surveillance Division of the São Paulo State STD/AIDS Program, Hospital Infection Control Service of the São Paulo AIDS/STD Referral Center, Brazil. naila@crt.saude.sp.gov.br
Abstract:
The first case of AIDS due to occupational exposure in Brazil is described. The accident occurred in 1994 and the health care worker was classified as AIDS-positive with unidentified risk in 1997. The correct classification as occupational exposure occurred after an epidemiological investigation conducted in 1999.