Failure of HIV Postexposure Prophylaxis after a Work-Related Needlestick Injury
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Failure of HIV postexposure prophylaxis after a work-related needlestick injury.
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0899-823X,1559-6834
DOI: 10.1086/665718