Occupational blood-borne diseases in surgery

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 249-254

  Fry, Donald E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood exposure; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B vaccination; Hepatitis C; Human immunodeficiency; Occupational infection; Percutaneous exposure

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS C VACCINE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RIBAVIRIN; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS E; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OPERATING ROOM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 22044453268     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.05.021     Document Type: Article

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