| A new study by Chinese researchers suggested that lacrimal glands and/or other tear-associated tissues are a potential transmitter for the HIV virus, the Beijing Morning Post reported. |
据《北京晨报》报道，我国研究人员所作的一项新研究显示，泪腺和/或与眼泪相关的组织有可能是艾滋病病毒的传播体。 |
| The study, led by Dr. Li Taisheng from Peking Union Medical College Hospital, was the world's first quantitative analysis of HIV in lacrimal fluids. |
该研究由北京协和医院的李太生医生领衔，是世界上首个对泪腺进行的艾滋病病毒定量分析。 |
| The study followed 21 HIV-1 infected subjects in six years and tested 1 milliliter of tears collected from each of them. |
该研究在六年里追踪了21名感染艾滋病病毒1型的患者，从每人身上收集了1毫升眼泪，并对眼泪做了化验。 |
| The results showed high concentrations of HIV in the tears of the patients who showed HIV-negative in their blood tests after a long period of treatment with HIV drug cocktails. |
结果显示，这些患者眼泪中艾滋病病毒浓度很高，他们都经过了长时间的艾滋病鸡尾酒治疗，经验血艾滋病病毒呈阴性。 |
| The results indicated that HIV is very likely to be able to be spread through tears. Experts suggested that doctors should be careful in performing eye examinations and operations on HIV-positive patients. |
该结果暗示，艾滋病病毒很可能可通过眼泪传播。专家建议，医生对艾滋病病毒阳性患者进行眼部检查或手术时须谨慎。 |
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The study was recently published in the World Journal of AIDS.
(China.org.cn September 15, 2011) |
该研究近期在《艾滋病》期刊上发表。 |
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