Outcomes of a consultation service to emergency medicine clinicians for postexposure management of occupational bloodborne pathogen exposures

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 774-775

  Green Mckenzie, Judith ^a   Watkins, Marilyn ^a   Shofer, Frances S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body fluid exposure; Health care worker; Occupational medicine physician; Percutaneous injury; Post exposure prophylaxis; Public Health Service guidelines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PHYSICIANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867049824     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.09.021     Document Type: Article

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