Transmission of Drug-Resistant HIV After an Occupational Exposure Despite Postexposure Prophylaxis With a Combination Drug Regimen
| Autor: | Nicolas de la Torre, Denise M. Cardo, Chi-Cheng Luo, Elise M. Beltrami |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Microbiology (medical) medicine.medical_specialty Infectious Disease Transmission Patient-to-Professional Anti-HIV Agents Epidemiology Health Personnel HIV Infections Drug resistance Zidovudine Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Occupational Exposure Internal medicine medicine Humans Treatment Failure Needlestick Injuries Sida biology business.industry HIV Lamivudine biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Regimen Infectious Diseases Immunology Chemoprophylaxis business Combination drug medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 23:345-348 |
| ISSN: | 1559-6834 0899-823X |
| Popis: | We documented a case of occupational human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) despite postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) with a combination drug regimen after percutaneous injury with a needle from a sharps disposal container in the hospital room of an HIV-infected patient. This failure of PEP with a combination drug regimen may have been related to antiretroviral drug resistance, other factors, or both. This case highlights the importance of preventing injury to prevent occupational transmission of HIV. |
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