Duration of time between exposure and seroconversion in healthcare workers with occupationally acquired infection with human immunodeficiency virus

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 5 B, 1997, Pages 115-116

  Ciesielski, Carol A ^a   Metler, Russ P ^a,b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; ZIDOVUDINE;

CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEROCONVERSION; TIME;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030744135     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(97)00076-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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