Abstract
We report here the history of the first case of occupationally acquired HIV infection in Italy.
Results of serological investigations sequentially performed allow the investigators to outline the natural history of the infection in this case.
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Gioannini, P., Sinicco, A., Cariti, G. et al. HIV infection acquired by a nurse. Eur J Epidemiol 4, 119–120 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00152703
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