ID (ISN) del documento | 61264 |
Número CIS |
93-2073 |
ISSN - Título de la serie |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
Año |
1993 |
Número de serie |
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Autor(es) |
Longbottom H.M., Cox K., Sokas R.K. |
Título |
Body fluid exposure in an urban tertiary care medical centre |
Información bibliográfica |
May 1993, Vol.23, No.5, p.703-710. Illus. 14 ref. |
Resumen |
The increasing prevalence of the human immunodeficiency (HIV) and hepatitis B virus has focused attention on the risks that health care workers face when exposed to potentially infective body fluids. This study establishes a profile of 320 parenteral exposure incidents and 47 exposure incidents to mucous membranes or abraded skin, reported in a medical centre between July 1988 and July 1990. It was found that 102 (27.8%) of the incidents involved an HIV-positive patient, that 130 (35.4%) of the reporting employees had completed their hepatitis B vaccination at the time of the incident, and that, although the majority of incidents involved employees with patient contact, service workers also were represented (4.6%, n=17). Factors contributing to incidents included recapping (10.9%, n=40), full needle-boxes (7.6%, n=28), and inappropriate disposal (13.1%, n=48). A health fair featuring walk-in hepatitis B immunisation attracted 260 participants, 90% of whom completed the entire immunisation series. This significantly improved the immunisation rate of employees subsequently reporting body fluid exposure. |
Descriptores (primarios) |
sangre; enfermedades infecciosas; hepatitis vírica; factores de riesgo; hospitales; personal de los servicios de salud; síndrome de inmunodeficiencia |
Descriptores (secundarios) |
inmunización; enfermedades víricas |
Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
País / Estado o Provincia | Estados Unidos |
Tema(s) |
Medicina del trabajo, higiene, primeros auxilios
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Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos biológicos
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Navegación por categoria(s) |
Liver diseases HIV/AIDS Health care services Bacterial and parasitic diseases Viral diseases (other than aids)
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