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Accidental from a needle stick, an unknown quantity of blood from an AIDS patient is injected into a nurse, lab reports of the patient show CD4 count 20/microL and a viral RNA load of more than 10^7copies/ml. What action should be taken regarding the treatment of the nurse

A
Monitor the nurse's blood to determine whether HIV transmission has occurred or not.
B
Treat with full doses of zidovudine for 2weeks.
C
Add acyclovir to the 4weeks zidovudine regimen
D
Administer zidovudine with lamivudine for 4weeks.

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