Occupational exposures to bloodborne pathogens among healthcare workers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-137

  Rapparini, C ^a,b   Saraceni, V ^c   Lauria, L M ^b   Barroso, P F ^a   Vellozo, V ^b   Cruz, M ^b   Aquino, S ^b   Durovni, B ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b AIDS Program of Rio   (Brazil)

^c Rio de Janeiro State Health Department   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biosafety; Bloodborne pathogens; Healthcare workers; Hepatitis; HIV; Needlestick injuries; Occupational exposure; PEP

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; INDINAVIR; LAMIVUDINE; NELFINAVIR; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; NEEDLE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN PUNCTURE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ADULT; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 34047092261     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.09.027     Document Type: Article

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