Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) by Exposure to Blood: Defining the Risk
Authors: Robert S. Klein
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1990)

Editorials15 November 1990Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) by Exposure to Blood: Defining the RiskRobert S. Klein, MD, Gerald H. Friedland, MDRobert S. Klein, MD, Gerald H. Friedland, MDAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-113-10-729 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn the United States, 140 822 cases of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in adults and adolescents were reported through July 1990 (1). Of these cases, 84 241 (60%) occurred in persons reported to have had male homosexual or bisexual contact, 30 256 (21%) in intravenous drug users, and 7175 (5%) in persons presumed to have acquired human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection through heterosexual contact. In only 4609 cases (3%) were persons thought to have acquired infection through exposure to blood products. 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