Needle stick injuries in a tertiary care hospital

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-47

  Jayanth, S ^a   Kirupakaran, H ^a   Brahmadathan, K ^a   Gnanaraj, L ^a   Kang, G ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Hospital acquired infection; Needle stick; Standard precautions; Waste disposal

Indexed keywords

INDINAVIR; LAMIVUDINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ARTICLE; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL STAFF; NEEDLE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RISK; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; SEROCONVERSION; SHARPS DISPOSAL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 59049103109     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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