Absence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection after Intentional Injection of Infected Blood

Absence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection after Intentional Injection of Infected Blood

We report the case of a young man who injected himself intravenously with 2 mL of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)—infected blood and failed to develop HIV infection.

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical infectious diseases 2002-07, Vol.35 (2), p.e26-e28
Hauptverfasser: Aberle, Judith H., Schmied, Brigitte, Vetter, Norbert, Puchhammer-Stöckl, Elisabeth
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
HIV Infections - immunology
HIV Infections - virology
HIV Seronegativity - immunology
HIV-1 - genetics
HIV-1 - immunology
Humans
Injections, Intravenous
Male
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Zusammenfassung:We report the case of a young man who injected himself intravenously with 2 mL of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)—infected blood and failed to develop HIV infection.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/341307