Document 0974
 DOCN  M94A0974
 TI    Incidence of HIV needlestick accident in health care workers and family
       members of hemophiliacs on home infusion therapy.
 DT    9412
 AU    Inagaki M; Nagao T; Kawasaki N; Shirahata S; National Children's Medical
       Research Center, Tokyo, Japan.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):238 (abstract no. PB0967). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94371601
 AB    OBJECTIVE: Incidence of nosocomial accidents of HIV infection and that
       of family members of hemophiliacs on home infusion therapy in Japan was
       studied. METHODS: HIV needlestick accidents among health care workers
       during 1982-1993 was studied in 760 hospitals where 997 HIV positive
       patients were treated. The 1589 families of hemophiliacs on home
       infusion program were also studied in the same manner. RESULTS: The
       total number of needlesticks and accidental contacts with skin or
       membrane were 12945, 3015 in 279 hospitals. Among them 88 needlesticks
       and 32 contacts were exposed to HIV, but no seroconversion was found.
       Frequency of HIV needlestick accident was 0.7% of the all needlesticks.
       It was also expressed as 0.65 times/hospital/year, 0.09
       times/patient/year, and 5.8 times/1000 patient hospital days/year. 12 of
       298 needlestick accidents of the family members were contaminated with
       HIV. One mother was infected with HIV in 1985. DISCUSSION AND
       CONCLUSION: The probability of HIV infection of health care workers by
       needlestick in Japan is not high yet, however education and technical
       improvements must be continued not only for health care worker but
       hemophiliacs and their family.
 DE    *Family  Female  Hemophilia/COMPLICATIONS/*THERAPY  Home Nursing  Human
       HIV Infections/*TRANSMISSION  HIV Seropositivity/EPIDEMIOLOGY
       Infusions, Parenteral  Japan/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Needlestick
       Injuries/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  *Personnel, Hospital  MEETING ABSTRACT

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