Posttraumatic stress disorder after occupational HIV exposure: two cases and a literature review

• Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology Vol. 27; no. 2; p. 215
• Main Authors: Worthington, Michael G, Ross, John J, Bergeron, Ellen K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2006
• Subjects: Female; HIV Infections - transmission; Humans; Needlestick Injuries - immunology; Occupational Exposure; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology; United States; United States

Two healthcare workers developed disabling chronic posttraumatic stress disorder after needlestick exposures to blood from a patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), even though both continue to test negative for HIV antibody more than 22 months after their exposures. We describe th...