ArticleOccupational medicine (Oxford, England)2012
Occupational exposure to body fluids among health care workers in Georgia.
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- Evaluating occupational exposures of dental nurses: A retrospective study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Global Occupational Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids among Healthcare Workers: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2022Review
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- The burden and epidemiology of hepatitis B and hepatitis D in Georgia: findings from the national seroprevalence survey.Public health · 2020Article
- A management program for preventing occupational blood-borne infectious exposure among operating room nurses: an application of the PRECEDE-PROCEED model.The Journal of international medical research · 2020Article
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- Risk Reduction of Needle Stick Injuries Due to Continuous Shift from Unsafe to Safe Instruments at a German University Hospital.European journal of microbiology & immunology · 2016Article
- Hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infection in healthcare workers.World journal of hepatology · 2016Review
- Post exposure prophylaxis following occupational exposure to HIV: a survey of health care workers in Mbeya, Tanzania, 2009-2010.The Pan African medical journal · 2015Article
- Occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens among healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study of a registry in Colombia.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2015Article
- Reduction of needlestick injuries in healthcare personnel at a university hospital using safety devices.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2013Article
- A tailored health surveillance program unveils a case of MALT lymphoma in an HCV-positive health-care worker.Oncology letters · 2013Article
- How often are major blood-borne pathogens found in eye patients? A serosurvey at an eye hospital in Southern China.PloS one · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundHealth care workers (HCWs) are at increased risk of being infected with blood-borne pathogens.
aimsTo evaluate risk of occupational exposure to blood-borne viruses and determine the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) among HCWs in Georgia.
methodsThe sample included HCWs from seven medical institutions in five cities in Georgia. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on demographic, occupational and personal risk factors for blood-borne viruses. After obtaining informed consent, blood was drawn from the study participants for a seroprevalence study of HBV, HCV and HIV infections.
resultsThere were 1386 participating HCWs from a number of departments, including surgery (29%), internal medicine (19%) and intensive care (19%). Nosocomial risk events were reported by the majority of HCWs, including accidental needlestick injury (45%), cuts with contaminated instruments (38%) and blood splashes (46%). The most frequent risk for receiving a cut was related to a false move during a procedure, reassembling devices and handing devices to a colleague. The highest proportion of needlestick injuries among physicians (22%) and nurses (39%) was related to recapping of used needles. No HIV-infected HCW was identified. Prevalence of HCV infection was 5%, anti-HBc was present among 29% with 2% being HBsAg carriers.
conclusionsData from this study can be utilized in educational programs and implementation of universal safety precautions for HCWs in Georgia to help achieve similar reductions in blood-borne infection transmission to those achieved in developed countries.
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