The Surgical Infection Society's Policy on Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis B and C Infection: The Ad Hoc Committee on Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and Hepatitis

• The Ad Hoc Committee on Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and Hepatitis of The Surgical Infection Society has outlined its policy regarding three deadly blood-borne viral infections. The risk of transmission of these microbes, the role of preoperative testing, the problem of the human immunodeficiency virus-infected surgeon, and conduct in the operating room are discussed. ( Arch Surg. 1992;127:218-221)