Occupational post-exposure HIV prophylaxis
| dc.contributor.author | Maartens, Gary | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-04-05T06:25:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-04-05T06:25:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-01-18T08:27:19Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | HIV and other bloodborne infectious agents, such as hepatitis B or C, can be transmitted to health care workers during occupational exposure. In all occupational exposure incidents proper documentation is essential in order to claim compensation at a later date. This article is limited to a brief overview of the medical management of occupational exposure to HIV only. The risk of a health care worker acquiring HIV following percutaneous occupational exposure is 0.3%.1 The risk following mucous membrane exposure is 0.09%.1 Zidovudine postexposure reduces the risk of acquiring HIV by about 80%.2 The current approach to post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is to stratify the exposures by risk and to treat accordingly. In many instances PEP is not indicated. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Maartens, G. (2004). Occupational post-exposure HIV prophylaxis. <i>South African Medical Journal</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24153 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Maartens, Gary "Occupational post-exposure HIV prophylaxis." <i>South African Medical Journal</i> (2004) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24153 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Maartens, G. (2004). Occupational post-exposure HIV prophylaxis: clinical practice: SAMJ forum. South African Medical Journal, 94(8), p-626. | |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Maartens, Gary AB - HIV and other bloodborne infectious agents, such as hepatitis B or C, can be transmitted to health care workers during occupational exposure. In all occupational exposure incidents proper documentation is essential in order to claim compensation at a later date. This article is limited to a brief overview of the medical management of occupational exposure to HIV only. The risk of a health care worker acquiring HIV following percutaneous occupational exposure is 0.3%.1 The risk following mucous membrane exposure is 0.09%.1 Zidovudine postexposure reduces the risk of acquiring HIV by about 80%.2 The current approach to post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is to stratify the exposures by risk and to treat accordingly. In many instances PEP is not indicated. DA - 2004 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Medical Journal LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2004 T1 - Occupational post-exposure HIV prophylaxis TI - Occupational post-exposure HIV prophylaxis UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24153 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24153 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Maartens G. Occupational post-exposure HIV prophylaxis. South African Medical Journal. 2004; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24153. | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Division of Clinical Pharmacology | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | South African Medical Journal | |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.samj.org.za | |
| dc.title | Occupational post-exposure HIV prophylaxis | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
| uct.type.filetype | Image | |
| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |