Cross-sectional study assessing the risk of needlestick injury from an insulin pen among nursing care providers [PDF]
Journal of International Medical Research, 2020 Objective Needlestick injuries caused by insulin pen injection are a serious occupational hazard for health care workers in China. We evaluated the prevalence of stick injuries with insulin pen injection and identified associated risk factors.
Yanlin Zhang +7 more
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Monkeypox Virus Transmission to Healthcare Worker through Needlestick Injury, Brazil [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 We describe monkeypox virus (MPXV) transmission from a patient to a healthcare worker through needlestick injury. A lesion appeared at the inoculation site 5 days after injury.
Laína Bubach Carvalho +9 more
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Monkeypox after Occupational Needlestick Injury from Pustule [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 We report a case of monkeypox in a physician after an occupational needlestick injury from a pustule. This case highlights risk for occupational transmission and manifestations of the disease after percutaneous transmission: a short incubation period ...
João P. Caldas +3 more
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Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus meningitis after needlestick injury: a case report [PDF]
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2019 Background Needlestick accidents while handling of infectious material in research laboratories can lead to life-threatening infections in laboratory personnel.
Sarah Dräger +6 more
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Prevalence, response and associated factors of needlestick injury among health care workers in Orotta National Referral Hospital, Eritrea [PDF]
BMC Health Services ResearchBackground Healthcare workers are at risk of occupational exposure to blood and other body fluids after sustaining needlestick injury which constitutes a risk for transmission of blood-borne pathogens such as Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus or Human
Feven Beletse Negash +6 more
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Needlestick injury and psychomotor performance as measured by pursuit-aiming test in health-care professionals [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, 2022 Background: Several factors play a role in Needlestick Injury (NSI). We aimed to determine the association of NSI with psychomotor performance in health-care workers.
Gholamreza Pouryaghoub +2 more
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Correction to: Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus meningitis after needlestick injury: a case report [PDF]
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2019 The original article [1] contains several mentions of a potentially misleading assertion which the authors would like to clarify; each mention relating to LCMV needlestick injury and its potential capacity for injury.
Sarah Dräger +6 more
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The response of cerebral cortex to haemorrhagic damage: experimental evidence from a penetrating injury model. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Understanding the response of the brain to haemorrhagic damage is important in haemorrhagic stroke and increasingly in the understanding the cerebral degeneration and dementia that follow head trauma and head-impact sports.
Sivaraman Purushothuman +4 more
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Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding needlestick injuries among nurses in a public hospital in Malaysia [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthNeedlestick injuries (NSIs) represent a significant occupational hazard among nurses, as they may result in serious consequences, including transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B and C viruses.
Mohd Fahami Nur Azlina +5 more
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Prevalence of Needlestick Injury and Its Potential Risk among Veterinarians in Nigeria [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine International, 2016 A cross sectional study using multistage sampling method by means of structured interviewer administered questionnaire was designed to estimate the rate of occurrence of needlestick injuries among veterinarians involved in clinical practice and to ...
Philip Paul Mshelbwala +2 more
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