| Document ID (ISN) | 107835 |
| CIS number |
08-466 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0120-5684 - Protección y seguridad |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Gómez Murcia J.E., Flórez C.M., Mejía Rodríguez S., González Ó ., Cajigas de Acosta B.E. |
| Title |
Biological safety in the health care sector |
| Original title |
Bioseguridad en el sector salud [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan.-Feb. 2007, Vol.53, No.311, p.51-79. Illus. Bibl.ref. |
| Abstract |
Contents of this collection of articles on biological safety in the health care sector: classification of biological waste and infection hazards; biological safety standards and procedures in hospital settings; importance of having equipment that can limit the ambient concentration of infectious agents; biological safety and pathogens; criteria for the selection of single-use or re-usable protective clothing; waste management in hospital settings; workers exposed to blood-borne viral infections (HIV, HBV, HCV). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
hospitals; risk factors; biological hazards; health care personnel |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
disposal of harmful waste; infectious diseases; infectious hepatitis; immunodeficiency syndrome; safe working methods; containment; needle-stick injuries; personal protective equipment; disposable protective clothing; air filtration |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Colombia |
| Subject(s) |
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Health care services
Biological hazards
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Viral diseases (other than aids)
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