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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

AMonitor the nurse's blood to determine whether HIV transmission has occurred or not.
BTreat with full doses of zidovudine for 2weeks.
CAdd acyclovir to the 4weeks zidovudine regimen
DAdminister zidovudine with lamivudine for 4weeks.
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