Incidence of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids and measures taken by health care workers before and after exposure in regional hospitals of a developing country: A multicenter study
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- 作者：Mohsen Sabermoghaddam ; MDa ; Masoumeh Sarbaz ; PhDb ; c ; Hossein Lashkardoost ; MScd ; Amine Kaviani ; BSce ; Saeid Eslami ; PhDc ; f ; g ; Javad Rezazadeh ; BSch ; i ; rezazadeh.1988@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Needle stick injury ; Sharp objects injury ; Blood splatter ; Standard precautions
- 刊名：American Journal of Infection Control
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：1 October 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：43
- 期：10
- 页码：1137-1138
- 全文大小：165 K
文摘
The study has been done in the domain of occupational exposure in regional hospitals of Northern Khorasan province in Iran showed that:
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The incidence of exposure to sharp objects was 44% and the incidence of contact with blood or other secretions of patients was 31%.
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Among healthcare workers (HCWs) who had needle stick injuries, 82 had a positive hepatitis B surface antibody titer measured after injury.
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35.9 % HCWs washed their hands before and after examining patients, and 41.5 % used gloves while working in hospitals.