Prevention of HIV Infection in Health Care Setting.
- Author:
Jun Yong CHOI
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
HIV;
Occupational exposure;
Universal precautions;
Antiretroviral therapy
- MeSH:
Collodion;
Delivery of Health Care;
HIV;
HIV Infections;
Occupational Exposure;
Universal Precautions
- From:Korean Journal of Nosocomial Infection Control
2008;13(2):64-68
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Health care workers are exposed to a small risk of being infected with HIV as a result of occupational exposures. The risks for occupational transmission of HIV vary with the type and severity of exposures. The average risk for HIV transmission after a percutaneous exposure to HIV-infected blood has been estimated to be approximately 0.3%. Health care workers can minimize their risk of occupational HIV infection by following universal precautions, ensuring timely postexposure management, and considering the administration of postexposure prophylaxis.
