Surveillance of occupational blood and body fluid exposures among French healthcare workers in 2004

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1196-1201

  Venier, A G ^a   Vincent, A ^c   L'Heriteau F ^d   Floret, N ^f   Senechal H ^g   Abiteboul, D ^e   Reyreaud, E ^a   Coignard, B ^b   Parneix, Pierre ^a,h  

^a Southwestern France Infection Control Coordinating Center   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

^c Southeastern France Infection Control Coordinating Center ^*  (France)

^d Paris Northern France Infection Control Coordinating Center   (France)

^e Groupe d'Etude des Risques d'Exposition des Soignants Aux Agents Infectieux   (France)

^f Reseau Franc Comtois de Lutte Contre Les Infections Nosocomiales   (France)

^g Western France Infection Control Coordinating Center   (France)

^h HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY FLUID; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INJECTION; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING CARE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD; FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 35348896515     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/520742     Document Type: Article

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