A Health Care Worker Had a Needlestick Injury While Drawing

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Essay

A health care worker had a needlestick injury while drawing blood from an AIDS patient.Lab tests on the worker's serum were negative.Explain why the worker can still be infected even though her lab tests were negative.How should her health care be monitored?

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