Prevalence and factors associated with percutaneous injuries and splash exposures among health-care workers in a provincial hospital, Kenya, 2010

INTRODUCTION: Accidental occupational exposure of healthcare workers to blood and body fluids after skin injury or mucous membrane contact constitutes a risk for transmission of blood-borne pathogens. Such pathogens include Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C...

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Autores principales: Mbaisi, Everline Muhonja, Ng'ang'a, Zipporah, Wanzala, Peter, Omolo, Jared
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2013
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3597860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23504245
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2013.14.10.1373

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3597860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23504245
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2013.14.10.1373

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