Sharp Decrease of Reported Occupational Blood and Body Fluid Exposures in French Hospitals, 2003-2012: Results of the French National Network Survey, AES-RAISIN

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 963-968

  Floret, N ^a   Ali Brandmeyer, O ^a   L'Heriteau F ^b   Bervas, C ^c   Barquins Guichard, S ^d   Pelissier, G ^e   Abiteboul, D ^e   Parneix, P ^c   Bouvet, E ^b,e   Rabaud, C ^a  

^a Est France Infection Control Coordinating Center   (France)

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

^c Southwestern France Infection Control Coordinating Center   (France)

^d National Institute for Health Surveillance   (France)

^e Group for the Prevention of Occupational Infections in Health Care Workers (Geres)   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY FLUID; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; GLOVE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHARPS DISPOSAL; SKIN INJURY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL STAFF; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PROTECTIVE GLOVE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SYRINGE; UTILIZATION;

BLOOD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRANCE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SYRINGES;

EID: 84988893742     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.80     Document Type: Article

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