Preventing the transmission of bloodborne viruses during glucose monitoring: Lessons learned from recent outbreaks

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-66

  Perz, Joseph F ^a   Fiore, Anthony E ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISINFECTION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; NONHUMAN; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 32444435687     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2005.09.008     Document Type: Letter

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