Occupational blood exposures in health care workers: incidence, characteristics, and transmission of bloodborne pathogens in South Korea
Abstract Background Health care workers (HCWs) are at high risk for occupational blood exposures (OBEs) and transmission of bloodborne pathogens. This study elucidated the incidence rate and epidemiological characteristics of OBEs among HCWs and investigated the pathogen transmission rate for hepati...
Saved in:
Main Authors: | Ju Hyun Lee (Author), Junhyeon Cho (Author), Yung Jung Kim (Author), Sang Hyuk Im (Author), Eun Sun Jang (Author), Jin-Wook Kim (Author), Hong Bin Kim (Author), Sook-Hyang Jeong (Author) |
---|---|
Format: | Book |
Published: |
BMC,
2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | Connect to this object online. |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Similar Items
-
Management Of Occupational Exposure To Bloodborne Pathogens - Hiv, Hbv, Hcv, In Maputo Public Hospitals
by: Olegario Muanantatha
Published: (2022) -
Risk of bloodborne pathogen exposure among Zambian healthcare workers
by: Elayne Kornblatt Phillips, et al.
Published: (2012) -
Factors affecting patient safety culture in terms of compliance with preventing bloodborne pathogens among general hospital nurses
by: Na Young Kim, et al.
Published: (2021) -
Occupational exposures to bloodborne pathogens and its underreporting in dental teaching environment in an Indian dental school
by: Nilesh V Joshi, et al.
Published: (2021) -
Using of health belief model on needlestick injuries and bloodborne pathogens among nurses
by: Mehrshad Sedigh, et al.
Published: (2019)