The Acquired lmmunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and Infection with Human lmmunodeficiency Virus (HIV) HEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE*, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS; and INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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IN 1986, the American College of Physicians and the Infectious Diseases Society of America jointly published a policy statement on the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) ( 1) . The statement that follows expands and updates the previous one, based on knowledge and experience gained in the last 2 years, evolution of professional and public attitudes and beliefs, and recognition of unmet needs. Particular issues emphasized include an explicit acknowledgment of the ethical imperative to care for all patients; recognition of the low but definite risk for transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the health care setting and of the need for observation of universal precautions to minimize this risk; expanded recommendations for routine testing of high-risk patients; recognition of the other ethical duties that may conflict with the need for confidentiality; and recognition of a national leadership gap in public education and public policy development.
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تاریخ انتشار 1998