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Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU, 2018 BACKGROUND: A needlestick injury is an accidental skin-penetrating stab wound from a hollow-bore needle containing another person's blood or body fluid, leading to infection of diseases transmitted by blood such as hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus ...
Gawad M A. Alwabr
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Factors associated with needlestick injuries in health care occupations: A systematic review [PDF]
, 2016 Needlestick and sharps injuries (NSIs), are among the main job-related injuries that health care workers experience. In fact, contraction of hepatitis B or hepatitis C from work-related NSIs is one of the most common occupational hazards among health ...
HasanPour-Dehkordi, Ali. +3 more
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Accidental Pig Vaccine Injection Injury
Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online, 2019 Animal vaccine injection injuries of the hand are of special concern in veterinary medicine and agricultural fields. Although most of these injuries resolve with no or minimal treatment, major complications can occur. We report a case of a farmworker who
Robert E. Van Demark, Jr., MD +5 more
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Hepatitis B immunisation : a survey of surgeons and theatre nurses [PDF]
, 2000 Acute viral hepatitis remains a serious condition. Its long-term sequelae include cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Health workers constitute a high-risk group for contracting hepatitis B.
Borg, Michael Angelo +3 more
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Economic evaluation of safety-engineered devices and training in reducing needlestick injuries among healthcare workers in South Africa [PDF]
, 2018 Background. Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at increased risk of contracting various communicable diseases. Needlestick injuries (NSIs) are a common mechanism of exposure. Training in basic universal precautions and utilisation of safety-engineered devices
de Jager, P., Dyers, R.E., Zungu, M.
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Needlestick Injuries in Dentistry
Kathmandu University Medical Journal, 2012 Needlestick injuries and other sharps-related injuries which expose health care professionals to bloodborne pathogens continue to be an important public health concern. Dentists are at increased risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens, including Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV. This article presents comprehensive information on Needlestick injuries (
N, Gupta, J, Tak
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Nanjing Consensus II on Washed Microbiota Transplantation: Statements From the CHINAGUT Conference
Microbiota Medicine Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The new method of fecal microbiota transplantation, based on automatic facilities and washing processes, was coined as washed microbiota transplantation (WMT). The first recommendations on WMT were released as Nanjing Consensus report by the fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)‐standardization Study Group in 2019.
Faming Zhang +53 more
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AIDS at Work: The SEIU AIDS Project [PDF]
, 1990 [Excerpt] In the early stages of the AIDS epidemic, AIDS was primarily an urban phenomenon, appearing first among gay men, intravenous (I.V.) drug users and their sexual partners.
Mehring, John
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Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C among domestic and healthcare waste handlers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. [PDF]
, 2016 Infection with the hepatitis B and C viruses may occur through contact with infected body fluids, including injury with infected sharps. Collectors of domestic or healthcare wastes are potentially exposed to these infections.
Cairncross, Sandy +6 more
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Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and aims Prison needle exchange programs (PNEPs) are evidence‐based, cost‐effective interventions that prevent transmission of blood‐borne viruses. PNEPs were introduced in a minority of Canadian federal prisons in 2018; however, participation is contingent on a mandatory approval process known as a “Threat Risk Assessment” (TRA ...
Nadine Kronfli +9 more
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