HIV-1 infection of a nurse from a newborn with an unknown HIV infection: A case report

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 374-377

  Gibellini, Davide ^a   Borderi, Marco ^a   Bon, Isabella ^a   Biagetti, Carlo ^a   De Crignis, Elisa ^a   Re, Maria Carla ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOSTRUCTURES AND BIOSYSTEMS   (Italy)

Author keywords

HIV 1 transmission; Needle stick injury; Newborn

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HAND INJURY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INFECTION; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYLOGENY; PREGNANCY; VIRUS REPLICATION; ZIDOVUDINE;

EID: 71549132722     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.08.016     Document Type: Article

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