Document 0525
 DOCN  M9460525
 TI    Risk of occupational infection with blood-borne pathogens in operating
       and delivery room settings.
 DT    9404
 AU    Short LJ; Bell DM; HIV Infections Branch, National Center for Infectious
       Diseases,; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
       30333.
 SO    Am J Infect Control. 1993 Dec;21(6):343-50. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94168352
 AB    Surveillance data and case reports substantiate that health care workers
       are at risk for occupationally acquired infection with blood-borne
       pathogens. The risk of transmission of blood-borne pathogens to a health
       care worker depends on the prevalence of blood-borne pathogen infection
       among patients, the likelihood of transmission of infection per blood
       contact, and the nature and frequency of occupational blood contacts. In
       surgical and obstetrical settings, blood contact varies with occupation,
       specialty, procedures performed, and precautions used. Many contacts
       appear to be preventable by changes in technique or instrument design
       and by use of protective barriers. Studies are needed to assess the
       impact of such interventions.
 DE    *Blood-Borne Pathogens  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
       (U.S.)  *Delivery Rooms  *Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
       Hepatitis B/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  Hepatitis
       C/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  Human  HIV
       Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  *HIV
       Seroprevalence  Infection Control/METHODS  Occupational
       Diseases/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL  *Operating Rooms
       *Personnel, Hospital  Prevalence  Risk Factors  Specialties, Surgical
       United States  JOURNAL ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW LITERATURE

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