Postexposure Prophylaxis for Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Frequency of Initiation and Completion of Newly Recommended Regimen

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 506-508

  Sepkowitz, Kent A ^a,b   Rivera, Pedro ^a   Louther, Joyce ^a   Lim, Suzanne ^b   Pryor, Betty ^c  

^a St Vincents Midtown Hospital   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NEW YORK CITY;

EID: 0032109889     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30141400     Document Type: Article

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