A descriptive, retrospective study of 567 accidental blood exposures in healthcare workers in three West African countries

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 276-282

  Tarantola, A ^a   Koumare A ^b   Rachline, A ^a   Sow, P S ^c   Diallo, M B ^c   Doumbia, S ^d   Aka, C ^d   Ehui, E ^d   Brucker G ^a   Bouvet, E ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

^b Hopital National du Point G   (Mali)

^c Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales   (France)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE TREICHVILLE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Africa; Blood borne pathogens; Health personnel; Needlestick injuries; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION;

ADULT; AFRICA, WESTERN; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 20344366788     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.11.025     Document Type: Article

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