A Case–Control Study of HIV Seroconversion in Health Care Workers after Percutaneous Exposure

M. Cardo, Denise; H. Culver, David; A. Ciesielski, Carol; U. Srivastava, Pamela; Marcus, Ruthanne; Abiteboul, D.; Heptonstall, J; Ippolito, Giuseppe; Lot, Florence; S. McKibben, Penny; M. Bell, David

doi:10.1056/nejm199711203372101

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A Case–Control Study of HIV Seroconversion in Health Care Workers after Percutaneous Exposure

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Nov 20, 1997

Authors:

Denise M. Cardo

David H. Culver

Carol A. Ciesielski

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The average risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection after percutaneous exposure to HIV-infected blood is 0.3 percent, but the factors that influence this risk are not well understood. METHODS: We conducted a case-control study of health care workers with occupational, percut...

Subject

Medicine

Seroconversion

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

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