| impact of human immunodeficiency virus on medical and surgical residents. | background--previous surveys of resident physicians on human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) matters have tended to focus on urban programs serving a patient population with an expected high prevalence of hiv infection. the objective of this study was to survey a community hospital residency program in a nonurban area with a perceived low hiv patient seroprevalence. methods--a 32-question survey was completed on an anonymous basis by the entire 74 member multidisciplinary resident physician group a ... | 1992 | 1520046 |
| childbearing and contraceptive-use plans among women at high risk for hiv infection--selected u.s. sites, 1989-1991. | from september 1990 through august 1991, 2655 (49%) of the 5457 women reported with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) in the united states had been injecting-drug users (idus), and 1136 (21%) had had sexual intercourse with men who were idus (1). during the same period, 413 (56%) of the 735 children (aged less than 13 years) reported with aids were born to mothers who were either idus (38%) or sex partners of idus (18%) (1). even though messages and services regarding prevention of human ... | 1992 | 1738361 |
| risk of developing aids in hiv-infected cohorts of hemophilic and homosexual men. | the latency period and/or incidence of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) may differ in persons infected with the human immunodeficiency virus by different routes or having different "cofactors." we compared 79 hemophilic men in pennsylvania and 117 homosexual and bisexual men in california, all having known dates of infection and long postinfection observation periods, to examine these hypotheses. by 1987, twenty-one percent of the hemophilic and 27% of the homosexual men had develop ... | 1989 | 2911167 |
| false-positive oral fluid rapid hiv tests--new york city, 2005-2008. | the new york city department of health and mental hygiene (nyc dohmh) operates 10 sexually transmitted disease (std) walk-in clinics offering various free services, including confidential or anonymous testing for human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). in january 2004, the std clinics introduced on-site rapid hiv testing of finger-stick whole-blood specimens using the oraquick(r) brand test (orasure technologies, bethlehem, pennsylvania). in march 2005, the clinics replaced finger-stick whole-blood ... | 2008 | 18566566 |
| blood and body fluid exposures among us medical students in botswana. | medical students from resource-rich countries who rotate in resource-limited settings have little pre-departure experience performing procedures, and lack familiarity with local equipment. the risk of blood and body fluid exposures during such rotations is significant. | 2010 | 21116867 |