Simultaneous transmission of human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus from a needle-stick injury

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 336, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 919-922

  Ridzon, Renée ^a,b,f   Gallagher, Kathleen ^a   Ciesielski, Carol ^c   Mast, Eric E ^d   Ginsberg, Michael B ^e   Robertson, Betty Jo ^d   Lou, Chi Cheng ^d   DeMaria Jr , Alfred ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Georgia Department of Public Health   (United States)

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

^d NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e Neponset Valley Health System   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HELPER CELL; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIVER FAILURE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030900781     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199703273361304     Document Type: Article

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