Isolation of human immunodeficiency virus from synovial fluid of a patient with reactive arthritis

With the increasing prevalence of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and seropositivity to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) health workers need to be cautions in handling body fluids. The authors report on a patient in whom HIV was isolated from synovial fluid aspirated from a knee joi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ 1987-02, Vol.294 (6570), p.484-484
Hauptverfasser:	Withrington, R H, Cornes, P, Harris, J R, Seifert, M H, Berrie, E, Taylor-Robinson, D, Jeffries, D J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult AIDS AIDS/HIV Antibodies Arthritis Arthritis - microbiology Cultured cells HIV HIV - isolation & purification Homosexuality Humans Knee joint Knee Joint - microbiology Male Reactive arthritis Retroviridae Short Reports Synovial fluid Synovial Fluid - microbiology Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:	With the increasing prevalence of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and seropositivity to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) health workers need to be cautions in handling body fluids. The authors report on a patient in whom HIV was isolated from synovial fluid aspirated from a knee joint.
ISSN:	0267-0623 0959-8138 1468-5833
DOI:	10.1136/bmj.294.6570.484