Patient access to information on clinicians infected with blood-borne pathogens

JAMA

Volumn 284, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 1975-1976

  Fost, N ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034684144     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.284.15.1975     Document Type: Editorial

References (7)

1. A proposed national policy on health care workers living with HIV/AIDS and other blood-borne pathogens
2. The infected health care worker
3. Recommendations for preventing transmission of human immunodefiency virus and hepatitis B virus to patient during exposure-prone invasive procedures
4. Transmission of hepatitis B virus to multiple patients from a surgeon without evidence of inadequate infection control
5. HIV-infected health professionals, patients rights, and the 'switching dilemma'
6. HIV-infected health care professional
7. Guidelines on HIV and HBV-positive health care professionals performing exposure-prone invasive procedures