Epidemiology of biological-exposure incidents among Spanish healthcare workers

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 776-780

  Monge, Vicente ^a   Mato, Gloria ^b   Mariano, Alberto ^b   Fernández, Cristina ^b   Fereres, José ^b   Oña Compán, Salvador ^c   Calbo Torrecillas, Francisco ^c   Bautista Navajas, José Ma ^c   León García Dones, Rafael ^c   Torres Ortiz, Marina ^c   Reyes Alvarez Ossorio, M ^c   Fernanádez Náger, Juan ^c   Caballero Alonso, Carlos ^c   Echenique Gonzales M T ^c   Domínguez Fernández, Julián Manuel ^c   Ferrón Millán, Rafael ^c   Prieto Andrés, Purification ^c   Frisas Clavero, Olga ^c   Fernández Fuentes, Paloma ^c   Fernández Gala, Tomás ^c   Fernández Mundet, Neus ^c   Fontegordo Alonso, Arturo ^c   Barbón García, Rafael ^c   Ramos Rodriguez, Miguel ^c   Serra Capó, Antoni ^c   Hidalgo Pardo, Olga ^c   Durán Portella, Antonio ^c   Croissier Beltra, Antonio ^c   Fernández Vaquero, Valentin ^c   Horna Arroyo, Rosa Maria ^c   Sanz Salanova, Juan A ^c   Dierssen Satos, Trinidad ^c   Lizán García, Máxima ^c   Sánchez Ruiz, Inés ^c   Hita Fernández, Antonio F ^c   Garcia Puente, Elena ^c   Gómez Santillana, Ma del Mar ^c   Cobos López, Juan ^c   Muñoz Platón, Enriqueta ^c   Biurrum, Amaya ^c   Lizán García, Ma Luisa ^c   García de Codes, Aurelia ^c   Pedraza Dueñas, Ma Antonia ^c   Vicente Cobos, Pilar ^c   Pereda Riquera, Ma José ^c   De Castro Losa, A ^c   Jiménez Rodriguez, Ma ^c   Crespo Díez, Mercedes ^c   García Arcal, Ma Dolores ^c   Gallego de Dios, Luis ^c   Fernández Quintana, Guillermo ^c   Vaquero Puerta, José Luis ^c   Niño Martin, Virtudes ^c   Arranz Velasco, José A ^c   Vásquez Salvado, Mar ^c   Garrote Sastre, Eladio M ^c   Pardo, Bernardino ^c   Pérez Castán, José F ^c   Goméz González, Carmen ^c   Rubio Nuñez, Pedro ^c   Garcia Cumbreño, Ana Maria ^c   Stoduto García, Piedad ^c   Roldán Calvo, santiago ^c   Galán Meléndez, Isabel Ma ^c   Barrera Martĩn Merõs, Antonio ^c   Molina Sánchez, Antonio ^c   Gestal Otero, Juan Jesús ^c   Uriel Larrote, Berta ^c   Cueto Baelo, Margarita ^c   Cerdá Mota, Teresa ^c   Alonso, Susana ^c   Uribe, José ^c   Belio Biasco, Cristina ^c   Lillio Pérez, Tomás ^c   Monge Jodra, Vicente ^c   Gonzáles Sanz, Javier ^c   Casarrubios Sagastibelza, Eduardo ^c   Malo González, Luis Carlos ^c   Vicente Pérez, José Amador ^c   Martínez Mondejar, Belén ^c   Vaquero Ruipérez, Antonio ^c   Rodríguez Illera, Esperanza ^c   Cabezalí Montero, Pilar ^c   Cruzet Fernández, Francisco ^c   López, Carlos ^c   Gómez Uroz, Germán ^c   García San José, Sonia ^c   Barcena M ^c   Botía Martínez, Francisco ^c   García Ortín, Carlos ^c   Gutiérrez Martín, Ma Luisa ^c   Belda Palazón, Manuel ^c   Pérez de Mendiola, Carmen Gómez ^c   Viciola García, Margarita ^c   Sarasola Salaverría, Mirén ^c   Aristimuño Arizaga, Concepción ^c   González, Mercedes ^c   Núñez, Reyes ^c   Aranaz Andrés, Jesús ^c   more..

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; BLOOD; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SPAIN;

EID: 0035714012     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501862     Document Type: Article

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