Estimation of the risk of bloodborne pathogens to health care workers after a needlestick injury in Taiwan

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 15-20

  Shiao, J ^a   Guo, L ^b   McLaws, M L ^c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; TAIWAN;

EID: 0036174690     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2002.119928     Document Type: Article

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