Dealing with patients with HIV infection

[...]what exactly is the author suggesting that we do with HIV positive people in order to stop the spread of the virus? [...]HIV infection has a prolonged, asymptomatic, incubation phase, and therefore standard isolation procedures (which are applied to the other diseases mentioned above) are impra...

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Published in:BMJ 1997-01, Vol.314 (7075), p.220-221
Main Authors: Curtis, Hilary, Walker, Paul P., Fox, Emma F., Smith, Nicola A., Bradbeer, Caroline S., Daggett, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
AIDS serodiagnosis
Developed countries
Epidemiology
Hijacking
HIV
HIV infections
Human immunodeficiency virus
Infections
Infectious diseases
Letters
Medical tests
Medicine
Personal health
Sexually transmitted diseases
Smallpox
STD
Surgery
Tuberculosis
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Summary:[...]what exactly is the author suggesting that we do with HIV positive people in order to stop the spread of the virus? [...]HIV infection has a prolonged, asymptomatic, incubation phase, and therefore standard isolation procedures (which are applied to the other diseases mentioned above) are impractical.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.314.7075.220a