ID (ISN) del documento | 48614 |
Número CIS |
87-1495 |
ISSN - Título de la serie |
0098-7484 - Journal of the American Medical Association |
Año |
1986 |
Número de serie |
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Autor(es) |
Mann J.M., Francis H., Quinn T.C., Bila K., Asila P.K., Bosenge N., Nzilambi N., Jansegers L., Piot P., Ruti K., Curran J.W. |
Título |
HIV seroprevalence among hospital workers in Kinshasa, Zaire: Lack of association with occupational exposure |
Información bibliográfica |
12 Dec. 1986, Vol.256, No.22, p.3099-3102. 15 ref. |
Resumen |
A study of 2492 workers at the largest hospital in Zaire found that 6.4% of the personnel were HIV seropositive. Medical, administrative and manual workers had similar seroprevalence, and seropositivity was not associated with any measure of patient, blood or needle contact. Workers most likely to be seropositive were those who were relatively young, unmarried, or those with recent episodes of blood transfusion, hospitalisation or medical injection. These findings are consistent with other hospital-based studies indicating low risks for occupational transmission of human immunodeficiency virus. |
Descriptores (primarios) |
alteraciones del suero; hospitales; servicios médicos y sanitarios; síndrome de inmunodeficiencia |
Descriptores (secundarios) |
Congo, República democrática del; paises en desarrollo; enfermedades infecciosas |
Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
Tema(s) |
Patología profesional
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Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos biológicos
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Navegación por categoria(s) |
Blood diseases Health care services Bacterial and parasitic diseases HIV/AIDS
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