1. Practice of universal precautions and risk of occupational blood-borne viral infection among Congolese health care workers.
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Ngatu NR, Phillips EK, Wembonyama OS, Hirota R, Kaunge NJ, Mbutshu LH, Perry J, Yoshikawa T, Jagger J, and Suganuma N
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- Blood-Borne Pathogens isolation & purification, Cross-Sectional Studies, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Hospitals, Humans, Incidence, Needlestick Injuries epidemiology, Needlestick Injuries prevention & control, Risk Assessment, Virus Diseases prevention & control, Accidents, Occupational prevention & control, Guideline Adherence statistics & numerical data, Health Personnel, Needlestick Injuries complications, Occupational Exposure prevention & control, Universal Precautions methods, Virus Diseases epidemiology
- Abstract
The extent of occupational injuries among health care workers in central Africa, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is not documented. We sought to determine the incidence of percutaneous injury and exposure to blood and other body fluids in Congolese urban and rural hospitals in the previous year. Our data show high rates of percutaneous injury and exposure to blood and other body fluids, reflecting poor safety conditions for most Congolese health care workers., (Crown Copyright © 2012. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2012
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