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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1882-1883
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Gregory Trachiotis, MD, E. Pendleton Alexander, MD

George Washington University Medical Center, 50 Irving St, Washington, DC 20422, USA

gtrachiotis@mfa.gwu.edu

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To the Editor:

The letter by Fokin and colleagues regarding needle sticks raises a very important issue in health care. Percutaneous injury, usually through a hollow-bore needle, remains the most common mode of occupational human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission. In cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, needle stick injury is by far the most prevalent. The Center for Disease . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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