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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-3-12
pubmed:abstractText
The tragedy of five patients who contracted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection from a seropositive dentist has alarmed the public. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently revised its recommendations for preventing the transmission of HIV infection to patients during invasive procedures. The CDC abandoned a previous plan to list exposure-prone invasive procedures that HIV-infected health care workers should not perform. The CDC said "expert review panels" should decide on a case-by-case basis whether seropositive health care workers may perform invasive procedures. As of February 1992, the revised recommendations were under review by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Many issues remain to be clarified, such as how these panels will operate and whether decisions will be consistent in similar cases. Disregarding the CDC guidelines or infection-control precautions may further erode public trust and lead to draconian restrictions on HIV-infected health care workers. Physicians and dentists should respond more effectively to public fears about HIV transmission. The challenge is to protect patients while respecting the privacy and livelihood of health care workers.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:keyword
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0098-7484
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
26
pubmed:volume
267
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1100-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1310512-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), pubmed-meshheading:1310512-Clinical Protocols, pubmed-meshheading:1310512-Communicable Disease Control, pubmed-meshheading:1310512-Cross Infection, pubmed-meshheading:1310512-Disclosure, pubmed-meshheading:1310512-Emergency Medical Services, pubmed-meshheading:1310512-Federal Government, pubmed-meshheading:1310512-HIV Antibodies, pubmed-meshheading:1310512-HIV Infections, pubmed-meshheading:1310512-Health Personnel, pubmed-meshheading:1310512-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:1310512-Informed Consent, pubmed-meshheading:1310512-Patients, pubmed-meshheading:1310512-Refusal to Treat, pubmed-meshheading:1310512-Research, pubmed-meshheading:1310512-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:1310512-Social Control, Formal, pubmed-meshheading:1310512-Surgical Procedures, Operative, pubmed-meshheading:1310512-United States, pubmed-meshheading:1310512-Voluntary Programs
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Health care workers infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. The next steps.
pubmed:affiliation
Program in Medical Ethics, University of California, San Francisco.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't