Simultaneous human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C infection following a needlestick injury

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 92-94

  Garces J M ^a   Yazbeck, H ^a   Pi Sunyer, T ^a   Gutierrez Cebollada J ^a   Lopez Colomes J L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; SPAIN; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES;

EID: 0030065582     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01586195     Document Type: Article

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