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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 49, 984-986, Copyright © 1990 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Can AIDS be prevented after injury with contaminated instruments?

F Robicsek, GD Duncan, TN Masters, SA Robicsek and HE Rice
Carolinas Heart Institute, Charlotte Memorial Hospital, North Carolina.

Particulate matter comparable in size with that of human immunodeficiency virus was subcutaneously injected into experimental animals. Such matter remained at the inoculation site long enough to suggest the possibility that human immunodeficiency virus can be destroyed in loco before it invades the host's circulation. These findings may be useful in developing a method to prevent acquired immunodeficiency syndrome after accidental injury with human immunodeficiency virus-contaminated instruments.

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