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Eye care and AIDS prevention for ophthalmic medical personnel. 1993

L S Elfervig

1. Clinical nurse specialists should use common sense precautions for infection control in all office procedures to prevent the spread of HIV, especially handwashing and proper disinfection of all instruments. 2. Nurses should be fully informed of the appearance and mechanism of AIDS in ocular manifestations (especially cotton-wool spots and retinal hemorrhages) and the effects of cytomegalovirus and Kaposi's sarcoma on vision. 3. Prevention of infections by reducing the risk appears to be the only current defense against the transmission of HIV.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009720	Nurse Clinicians	Registered nurses who hold Master's degrees in nursing with an emphasis in clinical nursing and who function independently in coordinating plans for patient care.	Clinical Nurse Specialists,Clinical Nurse Specialist,Nurse Specialist, Clinical,Nurse Specialists, Clinical,Specialist, Clinical Nurse,Specialists, Clinical Nurse,Clinician, Nurse,Clinicians, Nurse,Nurse Clinician
D009784	Occupational Diseases	Diseases caused by factors involved in one's employment.	Diseases, Occupational,Occupational Illnesses,Disease, Occupational,Illnesse, Occupational,Illnesses, Occupational,Occupational Disease,Occupational Illnesse
D009881	Ophthalmic Assistants	Persons academically trained to care for patients with eye diseases or structural defects of the eye, under the supervision of an ophthalmologist.	Assistant, Ophthalmic,Assistants, Ophthalmic,Ophthalmic Assistant
D009885	Ophthalmology	A surgical specialty concerned with the structure and function of the eye and the medical and surgical treatment of its defects and diseases.	Ocular Surgery,Ocular Surgeries,Surgery, Ocular
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000163	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome	An acquired defect of cellular immunity associated with infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a CD4-positive T-lymphocyte count under 200 cells/microliter or less than 14% of total lymphocytes, and increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections and malignant neoplasms. Clinical manifestations also include emaciation (wasting) and dementia. These elements reflect criteria for AIDS as defined by the CDC in 1993.	AIDS,Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Acquired,Immunologic Deficiency Syndrome, Acquired,Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome,Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome,Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome,Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndromes,Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndromes,Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome, Acquired,Immuno-Deficiency Syndromes, Acquired,Immunodeficiency Syndromes, Acquired,Syndrome, Acquired Immuno-Deficiency,Syndrome, Acquired Immunodeficiency,Syndromes, Acquired Immuno-Deficiency,Syndromes, Acquired Immunodeficiency
D016635	Universal Precautions	Prudent standard preventive measures to be taken by professional and other health personnel in contact with persons afflicted with a communicable disease, to avoid contracting the disease by contagion or infection. Precautions are especially applicable in the diagnosis and care of AIDS patients.	Precautions, Universal,Precaution, Universal,Universal Precaution
D017758	Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional	The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens from patients to health professionals or health care workers. It includes transmission via direct or indirect exposure to bacterial, fungal, parasitic, or viral agents.	Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional,Transmission, Patient-to-Professional,Disease Transmission, Patient-Professional,Infection Transmission, Patient-Professional,Pathogen Transmission, Patient-Professional,Patient-to-Professional Disease Transmission,Patient-to-Professional Transmission,Transmission, Patient-Professional,Disease Transmission, Patient Professional,Disease Transmission, Patient to Professional,Infection Transmission, Patient Professional,Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient to Professional,Pathogen Transmission, Patient Professional,Patient to Professional Disease Transmission,Patient to Professional Transmission,Patient-Professional Disease Transmission,Patient-Professional Infection Transmission,Patient-Professional Infection Transmissions,Patient-Professional Pathogen Transmission,Patient-Professional Transmission,Transmission, Patient Professional,Transmission, Patient to Professional,Transmission, Patient-Professional Infection,Transmission, Patient-Professional Pathogen