| Document ID (ISN) | 100785 |
| CIS number |
02-1943 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0339-6517 - Documents pour le médecin du travail |
| Year |
2002 |
| Convention or series no. |
DMT 90 TF 115
|
| Author(s) |
Lot F., Migueres B., Yazdanpanah Y., Tarantola A., Abiteboul M., Domart M., Bouvet E. |
| Title |
Occupational HIV and HCV seroconversions among health care workers in France - Situation as of 30 June 2001 |
| Original title |
Séroconversions professionnelles par le VIH et le VHC chez le personnel de la santé en France - Le point au 30 juin 2001 [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
2nd Quarter 2002, No.90, p.157-166. Illus. 5 ref. |
| Abstract |
This article presents the results of an ongoing study on contaminations by the human immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV) and the hepatitis C virus (HCV) among health care workers in France as of 30 June 2001. No new cases of HIV seroconversion were reported since 1997, the total number of cases since the start of the study remaining at 13. With respect to HCV, 43 seroconversions were reported, of which 32 were the result of contacts with patients known to be infected at the time of accidental exposure. The breakdown in the number of cases is given by occupation, by health care department and by geographical region, together with data concerning the circumstances of the accidental infection, clinical surveillance and biological monitoring, medical follow-up evolution. The study protocol and the questionnaires are included as appendices. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
France; infectious hepatitis; contamination; health care personnel; immunodeficiency syndrome |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
exposure evaluation; questionnaire survey; medical supervision; causes of accidents; determination in blood; long-term study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Health care services
Liver diseases
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Viral diseases (other than aids)
HIV/AIDS
|
