HIV in Healthcare Settings
Outbreaks of HIV in Healthcare Settings
This section applies to exposure to HIV and transmission of HIV in healthcare settings. It deals predominantly with information for Healthcare personnel.
Articles/Studies
- Improper infection-control practices during employee vaccination programs--District of Columbia and Pennsylvania, 1993. MMWR 1993
- Patient exposures to HIV during nuclear medicine procedures. MMWR 1992
Date last modified: April 5, 2000
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Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)
National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID)
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Related Resources
BBP Exposure Resources
- PEPLINE Exposure Hotline
Up-to-the-minute advice on managing occupational exposures (e.g., needlesticks, splashes, etc.) to HIV, hepatitis and other bloodborne pathogens - National HIV/AIDS Clinicians' Consultation (NCCC) Hotline