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ID (ISN) del documento61264
Número CIS 93-2073
ISSN - Título de la serie 0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Año 1993
Número de serie
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 ProvinciaEstados Unidos
Tema(s) Medicina del trabajo, higiene, primeros auxilios
Broad subject area(s) Riesgos biológicos
Navegación por categoria(s) Liver diseases
HIV/AIDS
Health care services
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Viral diseases (other than aids)