Assessment of preventive measures for accidental blood exposure in operating theaters: A survey of 20 hospitals in Northern France

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 376-382

  Tarantola, Arnaud ^a   Golliot, Franck ^a   L'Heriteau, François ^a   Lebascle, Karin ^a   Ha, Catherine ^a   Farret, Danièle ^a   Bignon, Sylvie ^b   Smaïl, Amar ^c   Doutrellot Philippon, Catherine ^c   Astagneau, Pascal ^a   Bouvet, Elisabeth ^a   the CCLIN Paris Nord BBF Exposure Surveillance Taskforce, ^b  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DES CORDELIERS   (France)

^b CH de Versailles ^*

^c AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OPERATING ROOM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SURGEON; SURGICAL GLOVE;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; FRANCE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OPERATING ROOMS; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 33746484114     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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