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01-12-2020 | Post-Exposure Prophylaxis | Case Report

HIV transmission by human bite: a case report and review of the literature—implications for post-exposure prophylaxis

Authors: Dirk Schürmann, Christian Hoffmann, Miriam S. Stegemann, Christoph Ruwwe-Glösenkamp, Lutz Gürtler

Published in: Infection | Issue 6/2020

Abstract

We report a case of a probable HIV-1 transmission by human bite. The analyzed data from ten previously reported suspected or allegedly confirmed HIV transmissions revealed a deep bleeding bite wound as the primary risk factor. A high HIV plasma viral load and bleeding oral lesions are present most of the time during HIV transmission by bite. HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) should be recommended in case of a bleeding wound resulting from a bite of an HIV-infected person. PEP was missed in this presented case.

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Title: HIV transmission by human bite: a case report and review of the literature—implications for post-exposure prophylaxis
Authors: Dirk Schürmann
Christian Hoffmann
Miriam S. Stegemann
Christoph Ruwwe-Glösenkamp
Lutz Gürtler
Publication date: 01-12-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Bite Injury
Published in: Infection / Issue 6/2020
Print ISSN: 0300-8126
Electronic ISSN: 1439-0973
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-020-01477-6

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