HIV transmission in a dialysis center - Colombia, 1991-1993
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HIV transmission among patients in a Columbian dialysis center illustrates the need for compliance with rigorous infection control measures. In May of 1993, three patients at a Colombian dialysis center tested positive for HIV. Researchers performed HIV testing on 59 dialysis patients and compared the infected patients with their uninfected counterparts to identify the route of disease transmission. Thirteen patients were HIV-positive, nine of whom first tested positive between January, 1992 and December, 1993. The first HIV-infected patient received dialysis at the center between May and August of 1992. Uninfected patients dialyzed during this four-month period had a significantly greater risk of acquiring HIV than patients dialyzed only during the other months. All of the patients dialyzed between May and August of 1992 who contracted HIV infection had used common dialysis equipment. HIV samples from four infected dialysis patients were genetically similar, indicating a common source of infection.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1995
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Transmission of HIV possibly associated with exposure of mucous membrane to contaminated blood
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French kissing may have been involved in the transmission of HIV from an HIV-infected man to his uninfected female partner. The man had been diagnosed with HIV infection in 1988 as a result of intravenous drug abuse. In Aug, 1994, the woman developed symptoms consistent with a viral illness and in July, 1995, she tested positive for HIV. The couple used a condom during every sex act, but they also engaged in French kissing. The man had poor dental hygiene and his gums often bled when he brushed his teeth before going to bed. The woman also had gum inflammation and may have been exposed to his blood when they French kissed.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1997
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