Summary
Two cases of documented HIV-1 transmission by needle stick and one case of probable transmission by eczematous lesion in three nurses in Germany are reported in the period 1988 to 1991. In two of the cases the nurse knew of the AIDS status of the index patient. A review of the three cases reiterates the importance of repeated training on the prevention of accident and on measures to be taken after an accident, as well as the need to keep the workplace free of additional burden when AIDS or HIV-infected patients are treated.
Zusammenfassung
Zwei dokumentierte HIV-Übertragungen über Nadelstichverletzung und eine Übertragung über ein offenes Hautekzem der Hand bei zwei Krankenschwestern und einem Pfleger aus den Jahren 1988 bis 1991 werden geschildert. Diese Übersicht der drei Fälle weist auf die Bedeutung von wiederholten Übungen hin, um einen Unfall zu verhüten und auf Maßnahmen die nach einem Unfall zu ergreifen sind. Unter anderem auf die Notwendigkeit den Arbeitsplatz von zusätzlichen Gegenständen freizuhalten, wenn AIDS- oder HIV-infizierte Patienten behandelt werden.
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Gürtler, L.G., Eberle, J. & Bader, L. HIV transmission by needle stick and eczematous lesion — Three cases from Germany. Infection 21, 40–41 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01739310
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