Risk of exposure to bloodborne infection for Italian healthcare workers, by job category and work area

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 206-210

  Puro, Vincenzo ^a   De Carli, Gabriella ^a   Petrosillo, Nicola ^a   Ippolito, Giuseppe ^a   Finzi, G ^a,b   Gherardi, L ^a,b   Cugini, P ^a,b   Ferraresi, I ^a   Zenoni, S ^a   Sileo, C ^a   Iuliucci, R ^a   Andreoletti, G ^a   Pischedda, L ^a   Lodi, A ^a   Nurra, G ^a   Rosati, A ^a   Daglio, M ^a,c   Vlacos, D ^a,c   Lanave, M ^a,c   Carzedda, R ^a,c   Amoddeo, C ^a,d   Cocco, M R ^a,d   Rosi, D ^a,d   Pitzalis, G ^a,d   Di Bernardo, L ^a,d   Bombonato, M ^a   Testini, B ^a   Turrolla, D ^a   Egger, I ^a   Bertucci, R ^a,e   De Fazio, M ^a,e   Zangrando, D ^a,e   Berchialla, I ^a,e   Maccarrone, S ^a,f   Paradiso, C ^a,f   Agosta, T ^a,f   Raineri, G ^a,g   Pelissero, S ^a,g   Vivalda, A ^a,g   Desperati, M ^a,h   Bergaglia, M ^a,h   Contegiacomo, P ^a,i   Aspiro, E ^a,i   Burrai, B ^a,i   Penna, C ^a,j   Fulgheri, M ^a,j   Nelli, M ^a,j   Rebora, M ^a,j   Garra, L ^a,j   Fasulo, G ^a,k   Pirazzini, M C ^a,k   Tangenti, M ^a,k   Libralato, C ^a,k   Govoni, C ^a,k   Bonfiglioli, B ^a,k   Macchioni, A ^a,k   Gualandi, G ^a,k   Bonaventura, M E ^a,l   Di Nardo, V ^a,l   Segata, A ^a,m   Raponi, G ^a,m   Boscolo, A R ^a,m   Tonelli, C ^a,m   Marchegiano, P ^a   Tovoli, D ^a   Bonini, R ^a   Mercurio, V ^a,n   Soscia, F ^a,n   Martiniello, R ^a,n   more..

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^d SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e AMEDEO DI SAVOIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^g S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h C Arrigo Children's Hospital   (Italy)

ⁱ CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^k MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^l SAN CAMILLO DE LELLIS HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^m Ospedale S Maria Ausiliatrice   (Italy)

ⁿ SANTA MARIA GORETTI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PRONENESS; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0035033228     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501890     Document Type: Article

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