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Improper sharp disposal practices among diabetes patients in home care settings: Need for concern?

In the recent years, outbreaks of blood-borne infections have been reported from assisted living facilities, which were traced back to improper blood glucose monitoring practices. Needle-stick injuries have been implicated in many such cases. This directly raises concerns over sharp disposal practic...

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Autores principales: Majumdar, Anindo, Sahoo, Jayaprakash, Roy, Gautam, Kamalanathan, Sadishkumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4366785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25932402
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.152792