Documented prevalence of HIV and hepatitis C infection in patients with penetrating trauma

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-23

  Chambers, Anthony J ^a   Lord, Reginald S A ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Firearms; Gunshot wounds; Hepatitis C virus; Human immunodeficiency virus; Penetrating wounds; Retrospective study; Stab wounds; Trauma; Violence; Wounds

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STAB WOUND;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 0035164803     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.2001.02020.x     Document Type: Article

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