Reducing the underreporting of percutaneous exposure incidents: A single-center experience

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 941-943

  Fritzsche, Carlos ^a   Heine, Markus ^a   Loebermann, Micha ^a   Klammt, Sebastian ^a   Podbielski, Andreas ^a   Mittlmeier, Thomas ^a   Reisinger, Emil C ^a  

^a ROSTOCK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

bloodborne infections; needlestick injuries; percutaneous exposure incident; Underreporting

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; EDUCATION; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCIDENCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK MANAGEMENT;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84964301667     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.02.003     Document Type: Article

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