Section of Microbiology of the Department of Hematology and Oncologic Science, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
J Clin Virol. 2009 Dec;46(4):374-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.08.016. Epub 2009 Sep 25.
HIV infection of healthcare workers by injury is an important issue in the management and prophylaxis of HIV-related disease.
To describe a case where a nurse has been HIV-1 infected by needle-stick whilst taking blood from a newborn with an unknown HIV infection.
Virological, immunological and clinical analysis of a peculiar case of HIV transmission from newborn to nurse has been reported.
The nurse has been infected by needle-stick injury whilst taking blood from a newborn with an unknown HIV infection. The delayed declaration of accident by nurse and the inaccurate medical management of pregnant woman determined the subsequent absence of correct prophylaxis measures and then the impossibility to tackle the HIV transmission.
This case indicates that HIV serological screening of pregnant women and prompt accident notification by health-care workers represent basic preventive measures that should effectively tackle the spread of HIV infection.
医护人员因受伤而感染艾滋病毒是艾滋病毒相关疾病管理和预防的一个重要问题。
描述一名护士在为一名未知艾滋病毒感染的新生儿采血时被针刺伤而感染艾滋病毒-1 的情况。
报告了一例从新生儿向护士传播艾滋病毒的特殊病例的病毒学、免疫学和临床分析。
这名护士在为一名未知艾滋病毒感染的新生儿采血时被针刺伤。护士延迟报告事故以及对孕妇不准确的医疗管理，导致随后没有采取正确的预防措施，从而无法阻止艾滋病毒的传播。
本病例表明，对孕妇进行艾滋病毒血清学筛查以及医护人员及时报告事故是基本的预防措施，应能有效阻止艾滋病毒感染的传播。
