Cold comfort for healthcare workers? Medico-ethical dilemmas facing a healthcare worker after occupational exposure to HIV
Following exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) it is advisable for the healthcare worker (HCW) to take postexposure prophylaxis. A prerequisite for this is the establishment of the HIV status of the HCW and the patient. Ordinarily, this would be preceded by the ascertainment of the HIV...
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| Language: | English |
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2011-12-01
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| Series: | South African Family Practice |
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| Online Access: | https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/2264 |
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