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Rape and HIV
E Claydon1, S Murphy, E M Osborne
1Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
International Journal of STD & AIDS
|May 1, 1991
Abstract:
The risk of contracting HIV infection as a result of rape is unknown. We describe 4 female patients who were found to have antibodies to HIV-1 following rape, only one of whom had another recognized risk factor for HIV infection. The need for careful follow-up of rape victims, and the potential for HIV acquisition by the assailant is discussed.