Quality control for handling of accidental blood exposures

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 268-274

  van Wijk, P Th L ^a,b   Pelk Jongen, M ^a   Wijkmans, C ^b   Voss, A ^c,d   Schneeberger, P M ^a  

^a JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Hart voor Brabant ^*  (Netherlands)

^c CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accidental blood exposures; Bloodborne pathogens; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS C VACCINE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACCIDENTS; ALGORITHMS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; COUNSELING; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 33744517775     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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