Healthcare workers and HIV health issues.
- Author:
Arlene CHUA
1
;
Yee Sin LEO
;
Asok KURUP
;
Maciej Piotr CHLEBICKI
;
Cheng Chuan LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, National University Hospital, Singapore.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome;
epidemiology;
transmission;
HIV Infections;
diagnosis;
epidemiology;
transmission;
Health Personnel;
Humans;
Iatrogenic Disease;
prevention & control;
Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient;
prevention & control;
Occupational Health;
Risk Assessment;
Risk Factors;
Singapore;
epidemiology
- From:Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
2008;37(7):576-579
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Should healthcare workers (HCWs) be routinely tested for HIV? The authors reviewed the literature on the risk and incidence of HIV transmission from HCW to patients and offer recommendations for HIV testing in HCWs in Singapore. Management of HCWs who are tested seropositive for HIV infection is also discussed in this paper.
