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Article: Surveillance for occupationally acquired HIV infection - United States, 1981-1992.
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- October 30, 1992
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1992 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Public health surveillance for and risk-assessment studies of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection provide a basis for formulating measures to minimize the risk for occupational transmission of HIV to health-care workers ( 1-6 ). Data on occupational transmission of HIV have been provided by two CDC-supported national surveillance systems: one initiated in 1981 for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases and one initiated in 1991 for HIV infections acquired through occupational exposures (Table 1). This report summarizes data on occupationally acquired HIV infection from these surveillance systems through September 1992.
For surveillance purposes, ...
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