Iatrogenic HIV transmission in South Africa: Evidence, estimates and moral perspectives
The risks of HIV transmission to patients exceed many health professionals’ expectations in South Africa. Non-vertical HIV transmission to children is more common in cases where adherence to infection control guidelines is generally poor.
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| author | Savanna R. Reid Suraya Dawad Anton A. van Niekerk |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d23d6e2c9a2b4c6ca76b3ff6b65a44802025-08-20T03:07:10ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042010-10-0152547647710.1080/20786204.2010.108740291255Iatrogenic HIV transmission in South Africa: Evidence, estimates and moral perspectivesSavanna R. Reid0Suraya Dawad1Anton A. van Niekerk2University of NevadaUniversity of KwaZulu-NatalStellenbosch UniversityThe risks of HIV transmission to patients exceed many health professionals’ expectations in South Africa. Non-vertical HIV transmission to children is more common in cases where adherence to infection control guidelines is generally poor.https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/1426hiviatrogenicinjectionsinfection controlepidemiology |
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| title | Iatrogenic HIV transmission in South Africa: Evidence, estimates and moral perspectives |
| title_full | Iatrogenic HIV transmission in South Africa: Evidence, estimates and moral perspectives |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Iatrogenic HIV transmission in South Africa: Evidence, estimates and moral perspectives |
| title_short | Iatrogenic HIV transmission in South Africa: Evidence, estimates and moral perspectives |
| title_sort | iatrogenic hiv transmission in south africa evidence estimates and moral perspectives |
| topic | hiv iatrogenic injections infection control epidemiology |
| url | https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/1426 |
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