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Danger in the streets: exposures to bloodborne pathogens after community sharp injuries in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
OBJECTIVE: Exposures to sharps injuries occurring in the community are relatively frequent. We describe characteristics of community sharp exposures reported in the city of Rio de Janeiro from 1997 to 2010. METHODS: A cross-sectional analysis of exposure reports to sharps in the community reported t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9427963/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28365193 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2017.03.003 |
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author | Costa, Marcellus Dias Rapparini, Cristiane Schmaltz, Carolina Arana Stanis Tuyama, Mari Lauria, Lilian de Mello Saraceni, Valeria Barroso, Paulo Feijó |
author_facet | Costa, Marcellus Dias Rapparini, Cristiane Schmaltz, Carolina Arana Stanis Tuyama, Mari Lauria, Lilian de Mello Saraceni, Valeria Barroso, Paulo Feijó |
author_sort | Costa, Marcellus Dias |
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description | OBJECTIVE: Exposures to sharps injuries occurring in the community are relatively frequent. We describe characteristics of community sharp exposures reported in the city of Rio de Janeiro from 1997 to 2010. METHODS: A cross-sectional analysis of exposure reports to sharps in the community reported to a surveillance system, designed for health care workers, of the Municipal Health Department of Rio de Janeiro. The characteristics of exposed individuals analyzed included types of exposure, the circumstances of the accident, and the prophylaxis offered. RESULTS: 582 exposures were studied. Median age was 30 years and 83 (14%) involved children with less than 10 years of age. Two hundred and seventeen (37%) occurred with sharps found in the streets. The exposure was percutaneous in 515 (89%) and needles where involved in 406 (70%) of them. The sharps were present in the trash in 227 (39%) or in the environment in 167 (29%) of the reports. Professionals who work with frequent contact with domestic or urban waste were 196 (38%). The source was known in 112 (19%) of the exposures and blood was involved in 269 (46%). Only 101 (19%) of the injured subjects reported a complete course of vaccination for hepatitis B. Antiretroviral prophylaxis was prescribed for 392 (68%) of the exposed subjects. CONCLUSIONS: Sharps injuries occurring in the community are an important health problem. A great proportion would be avoided if practices on how to dispose needles and sharps used outside health units were implemented. |
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spelling | pubmed-94279632022-09-01 Danger in the streets: exposures to bloodborne pathogens after community sharp injuries in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Costa, Marcellus Dias Rapparini, Cristiane Schmaltz, Carolina Arana Stanis Tuyama, Mari Lauria, Lilian de Mello Saraceni, Valeria Barroso, Paulo Feijó Braz J Infect Dis Original Article OBJECTIVE: Exposures to sharps injuries occurring in the community are relatively frequent. We describe characteristics of community sharp exposures reported in the city of Rio de Janeiro from 1997 to 2010. METHODS: A cross-sectional analysis of exposure reports to sharps in the community reported to a surveillance system, designed for health care workers, of the Municipal Health Department of Rio de Janeiro. The characteristics of exposed individuals analyzed included types of exposure, the circumstances of the accident, and the prophylaxis offered. RESULTS: 582 exposures were studied. Median age was 30 years and 83 (14%) involved children with less than 10 years of age. Two hundred and seventeen (37%) occurred with sharps found in the streets. The exposure was percutaneous in 515 (89%) and needles where involved in 406 (70%) of them. The sharps were present in the trash in 227 (39%) or in the environment in 167 (29%) of the reports. Professionals who work with frequent contact with domestic or urban waste were 196 (38%). The source was known in 112 (19%) of the exposures and blood was involved in 269 (46%). Only 101 (19%) of the injured subjects reported a complete course of vaccination for hepatitis B. Antiretroviral prophylaxis was prescribed for 392 (68%) of the exposed subjects. CONCLUSIONS: Sharps injuries occurring in the community are an important health problem. A great proportion would be avoided if practices on how to dispose needles and sharps used outside health units were implemented. Elsevier 2017-03-29 /pmc/articles/PMC9427963/ /pubmed/28365193 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2017.03.003 Text en © 2017 Sociedade Brasileira de Infectologia. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Original Article Costa, Marcellus Dias Rapparini, Cristiane Schmaltz, Carolina Arana Stanis Tuyama, Mari Lauria, Lilian de Mello Saraceni, Valeria Barroso, Paulo Feijó Danger in the streets: exposures to bloodborne pathogens after community sharp injuries in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
title | Danger in the streets: exposures to bloodborne pathogens after community sharp injuries in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
title_full | Danger in the streets: exposures to bloodborne pathogens after community sharp injuries in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
title_fullStr | Danger in the streets: exposures to bloodborne pathogens after community sharp injuries in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
title_full_unstemmed | Danger in the streets: exposures to bloodborne pathogens after community sharp injuries in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
title_short | Danger in the streets: exposures to bloodborne pathogens after community sharp injuries in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
title_sort | danger in the streets: exposures to bloodborne pathogens after community sharp injuries in rio de janeiro, brazil |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9427963/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28365193 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2017.03.003 |
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