Occupational blood exposures in health care workers: incidence, characteristics, and transmission of bloodborne pathogens in South Korea

• 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: article
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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...