HIV Infection with Seroconversion after a Superficial Needlestick Injury to the Finger

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To the Editor: In the April 24 issue of the Journal, Stricof and Morse reported a well-documented case of HIV (HTLV-III/LAV) seroconversion in a health care worker after a needlestick injury.1 A Special Report evaluating the occupational risk of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) appeared in the same issue.2 We have recently investigated a case of HIV seroconversion after an occupational needlestick injury.During a thoracentesis a nurse received a superficial self-inflicted needlestick injury to the finger while recapping the needle, which was contaminated by the bloody pleural fluid of a patient with persistent generalized lymphadenopathy, pleural effusion, seropositivity for . . .

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