Needlestick injury in a pregnant inpatient in an overcrowded hospital
Needlestick injury (NSI) is commonly reported among healthcare workers, but is not well documented in patients. We report a case of an NSI in an HIV-negative, gestational hypertensive patient admitted to a hospital for induction of labour at term. Owing to an insufficient number of hospital beds, pa...
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Main Authors: | Nnabuike Chibuoke Ngene (Author), Chioma Obiageli Onyia (Author), Jagidesa Moodley (Author), Mokete Joseph Titus (Author) |
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2014-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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