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TABLE 5.
HCWs with documented and possible occupationally acquired
HIV infection reported through June 1999 in the
United Statesa
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| Occupation |
No. of documented cases of
occupational transmission |
No. of possible cases of occupational
transmission |
|
| Dental worker, including dentist |
|
6 |
| Embalmer
or morgue technician |
1 |
2 |
| Emergency medical technician or
paramedic |
|
12 |
| Health aide or attendant |
1 |
15
|
| Housekeeper or maintenance worker |
1 |
12 |
| Laboratory
technician, clinical |
16 |
16 |
| Laboratory technician,
nonclinical |
3 |
| Nurse |
23 |
34 |
| Physician,
nonsurgical |
6 |
12 |
| Physician, surgical |
|
6 |
| Respiratory
therapist |
1 |
2 |
| Technician, dialysis |
1 |
3 |
| Technician,
surgical |
2 |
2 |
| Technician or therapist, other |
|
10
|
| Other health care occupations |
|
4
|
| Total |
55 |
136 |
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a
HCWs are defined as those persons,
including students and trainees, who have worked in a health care,
clinical, or HIV laboratory setting at any time since 1978. Adapted
from reference 65.
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