Document 1983
 DOCN  M94A1983
 TI    Importance of medical support for HIV-infected people with hemo-dialysis
       and education of medical workers.
 DT    9412
 AU    Kimura M; Kiyama R; Saitou Y; Masuda M; Oyama T; Tanaka K; Division of
       Nursing, Kumamoto University, School of Medicine,; Japan.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):407 (abstract no. PD0236). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370592
 AB    HIV-infected people has difficulties of getting medical services.
       Especially HIV-infected people with hemo-dialysis has difficulties,
       because of high risk of infection of medical workers. To eliminate these
       difficulties, it is necessary to improve socio-medical support for
       HIV-infected people with hemo-dialysis and education of medical workers.
       A 50-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of fever, general
       fatigue and weight loss. Antibodies to HIV was examined and p24 antibody
       was positive. Because of chronic renal failure, hemo-dialysis was
       required. He wished to transfer to the hospital which is close to his
       home, to continue hemo-dialysis. At first, he was refused to admit to
       the hospital. However, after explanation of management of HIV and
       importance of medical support, he was able to admit to the hospital.
       From this case, we learned importance of socio-medical support for
       HIV-infected people with hemo-dialysis and education of medical workers.
       Since medical workers of hemo-dialysis have high incidence of exposure
       to blood of patients, knowledge about prevention of HIV infection is
       important.
 DE    Case Report  Education, Continuing  *Hemodialysis  Human  HIV
       Seropositivity/*THERAPY  Japan  Male  Middle Age  Patient Admission
       Personnel, Hospital/*EDUCATION  Prejudice  *Refusal to Treat  MEETING
       ABSTRACT

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