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East and Central African Journal of Surgery
Association of Surgeons of East Africa and College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa
ISSN: 1024-297X
EISSN: 1024-297X
Vol. 9, No. 2, 2004, pp. 9-11
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Bioline Code: js04028
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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East and Central African Journal of Surgery, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2004, pp. 9-11
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Aids and Surgery
G. Morino, M. Baldan , E. D'Onofrio , A. Melotto, L. Bertolaccini
Abstract
HIV constitutes one of the most difficult challenges facing the healthcare profession today. It is estimated that HIV infects over40 million people in the world and 14 million have died from the disease so far. The objective of the study was to evaluate the outcome of treatment of HIV-related surgical conditions, estimating the morbidity and mortality of surgical intervention cross infection risks to surgical equipes and analysing preventive strategies to HIV perioperative transmission.
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