HIV Transmission at a Saudi Arabia Hemodialysis Unit
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HIV Transmission at a Saudi Arabia Hemodialysis Unit
BACKGROUND Hemodialysis is associated with increased risk of healthcare-associated infections but considered a low-risk setting for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission. We investigated 3 hemodialysis unit (HDU) patients with new HIV infections to determine whether transmission was hemodialysis-associated and to correct factors that contributed to transmission. METHODS Each patient...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1058-4838,1537-6591
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu373