Epidemiology of needlesticks and other sharps injuries and injection safety practices in the Dominican Republic

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 552-559

  Moro, Pedro L ^a   Moore, Arelis ^b   Balcacer, Patricia ^c   Montero, Alex ^c   Diaz, Delissa ^c   Gómez, Virgen ^d   Garib, Zacarias ^b   Weniger, Bruce G ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Centro Nacional de Control de Enfermedades Tropicales   (Dominican Republic)

^c Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena   (Dominican Republic)

^d School of Medicine   (Dominican Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; RESIDENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 35148856789     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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