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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Main Authors: T.E. Madiba, C.L. Jack, Y.A. Vawda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2011-12-01
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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