The first case of AIDS due to occupational exposure in Brazil

The first case of AIDS due to occupational exposure in Brazil is described. The accident occurred in 1994 and the health care worker was classified as AIDS-positive with unidentified risk in 1997. The correct classification as occupational exposure occurred after an epidemiological investigation con...

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Main Authors: Naila Janilde Seabra Santos, Ana Lúcia Carvalho Monteiro, Emily Anna Catapano Ruiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702002000300007&lng=en&tlng=en