Occupationally acquired infections in health care workers: Part II

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 917-928

  Sepkowitz, Kent A ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BACTEREMIA; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PARASITEMIA; RISK FACTORS; VIREMIA;

EID: 0030317959     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-125-11-199612010-00008     Document Type: Article

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