Cargando…

HIV transmission by human bite: a case report and review of the literature—implications for post-exposure prophylaxis

We report a case of a probable HIV-1 transmission by human bite. The analyzed data from ten previously reported  suspected or allegedly confirmed HIV transmissions revealed a deep bleeding bite wound as the primary risk factor. A high HIV plasma viral load and bleeding oral lesions are present most...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Schürmann, Dirk, Hoffmann, Christian, Stegemann, Miriam S., Ruwwe-Glösenkamp, Christoph, Gürtler, Lutz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7674319/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32715389
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s15010-020-01477-6