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Impact of infection control activities on the rate of needle stick injuries at a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan over a period of six years: an observational study

BACKGROUND: Accidental exposure to blood and body fluids is frequent among health care workers. They are at high risk of nosocomial transmission of blood borne pathogens due to injuries caused by used sharps. We are reporting impact of surveillance and educational program on the rate of needle stick...

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Autores principales: Zafar, Afia, Habib, Faiza, Hadwani, Roshan, Ejaz, Muslima, Khowaja, Khurshid, Khowaja, Rozina, Irfan, Seema
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2692861/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19480683
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-9-78