Needlestick injuries and infectious patients in a major academic medical centre from 2003 to 2010

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 465-468

  Frijstein, G ^a   Hortensius, J ^a   Zaaijer, H L ^a,b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SANQUIN RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

HBV; HCV; HIV; Needlestick injury; Sharps injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSE; NURSE TRAINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL;

EID: 80655141752     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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