The author reviews the worldwide references concerning the problem of HIV infection in health care workers (HCW) after occupational exposure in its different aspects: infection risk rate (0.36-0.4%); common types of exposure (percutaneous, contact, and mucomembranous); main risk factors related to the lesion, the patient (donor) and HCW (receptor); and preventive attitude to be adopted. In what concerns prevent...
The authors report the results of a retrospective study of patients admitted to the Department of Infectious Diseases of Santa Maria Hospital with the diagnosis of sarcoidosis, from June 1982 to August 1991. Seven out of eight patients, were admitted due to fever of unknown origin. The results are discussed and the literature on sarcoidosis is also reviewed. ; The authors report the results of a retrospective ...
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