Occupational Exposure to HIV:Diagnoses of 35 Cases
- VernacularTitle:艾滋病病毒职业暴露35例调查
- Author:
Xiaolan WANG
;
Yewen ZHENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome;
Occupational exposure;
Risk factor
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2006;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To consummate the measures of prevention and control of HIV in order to effectively guard medical personnel against being infected with HIV during occupational exposure.METHODS Make a survey of the constitution of 35 medical personnel in our hospital who had directly contacted and exposed to HIV sufferers,and the main approaches of their exposure and treatment taken after exposure.RESULTS The rate of occupational exposure has reached as high as 77.78%,mainly through the skin exposure due to skinhurt.Medical personnel usually didn′t attach much attention to the potential danger of exposure,and had low capability of occupational protection.CONCLUSIONS The education of occupational safety must be strengthened,and the measures of occupation be consummate protection in order to decrease the occupational exposure of medical personnel.
