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ID (ISN) del documento48614
Número CIS 87-1495
ISSN - Título de la serie 0098-7484 - Journal of the American Medical Association
Año 1986
Número de serie
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
Broad subject area(s) Riesgos biológicos
Navegación por categoria(s) Blood diseases
Health care services
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
HIV/AIDS