What is it about?
In a retrospective study about the epidemiology of exposure to bloodborne pathogens among health care providers, 71.10% of the analyzed events occurred among health professionals, mainly auxiliary nurses. Percutaneous exposure (83.04%) was the most frequent.
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Why is it important?
Greater advances are necessary in the development of public policies for this issue in terms of inspection of regulatory norms and raising the professionals' awareness through policy and education.
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This page is a summary of: Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens in a specialized care service in Brazil, American Journal of Infection Control, August 2015, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.05.030.
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