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Article: LATEX CONDOMS: NOT ALWAYS SAFE.(FRONT)
- Article from:
- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- April 17, 1996
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Patricia Benson's ``Correct HIV misinformation'' (letter, April 8) states that the Virginia Beach 1996 Parent Guide contains ``misinformation'' concerning the AIDS virus passing through condoms. She further contends that the guide does not cite studies/references to support its information.
I worked for 35 years as a medical technician/technologist in hospitals and public-health laboratories. After AIDS emerged, we lab workers knew we would cut the odds of infection by wearing latex gloves. However, we were trained professionals with other means of protection, i.e., knowledge of universal precautions, bench-side anti-viral solutions and all the gloves we wanted ...