Awareness of post-exposure prophylaxis guidelines against occupational exposure to HIV in Hospital Sungai Petani

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 10-14

  Bairy, K L ^a   Ganaraja, B ^a   Indira, B ^a   Thiyagar, N ^b   Choo, C M ^b   See, C K ^b  

^a AIMST UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Human immunodeficiency virus; Needle stick injury; Post exposure prophylaxis; Zidovudine

Indexed keywords

LAMIVUDINE; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR; ZIDOVUDINE;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MALAYSIA;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 33644626477     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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