| survival after aids diagnosis in washington state: trends through 1989 and effect of the case definition change of 1987. | survival analysis was performed for aids cases diagnosed in washington state from 1982 through 1989 and reported through october 31, 1991. no difference in survival time among diagnosis years 1987, 1988, and 1989 (p = 0.29) was found. since september 1987, survival time was longest for cases with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) wasting syndrome and hiv encephalopathy. adjusted risk for death was significantly lower for these cases relative to all other cases (relative risk, 0.5; 95% confidenc ... | 1993 | 8410672 |
| percutaneous injuries among dental professionals in washington state. | percutaneous exposure incidents facilitate transmission of bloodborne pathogens such as human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), hepatitis c virus (hcv) and hepatitis b virus (hbv). this study was conducted to identify the circumstances and equipment related to percutaneous injuries among dental professionals. | 2006 | 17074095 |
| hiv screening of male inmates during prison intake medical evaluation--washington, 2006-2010. | since 2006, cdc has recommended routine, opt-out human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) screening for patients in health-care settings with a prevalence of undiagnosed hiv infection of ôëñ0.1%. before september 2007, the washington state department of corrections (wadoc) only provided hiv testing to inmates on request. in september 2007, wadoc began routine hiv opt-in screening in which inmates were notified that hiv screening would be performed during the prison intake medical evaluation if they co ... | 2011 | 21697805 |