AIDS risk and risk reduction in the radiology department.

作者: S D Wall , E W Olcott , J L Gerberding

DOI: 10.2214/AJR.157.5.1927808

关键词: Universal precautionsInfectious disease (medical specialty)MedicineViral diseaseHealth careAcquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)Risk of infectionProspective cohort studyAccidentalRadiology

摘要: As the AIDS epidemic progresses, concern about risk of occupational transmission causative organism, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), is increasing. In this article, we summarize acquisition HIV in health care setting and specify protocol equipment that can reduce radiology department. Accidental needle-stick injury most common form exposure to infected blood, which only body fluid implicated date HIV. Prospective cohort studies demonstrate a 0.3-0.4% infection for each event. The important instruction workers following: Do not recap needles. Other risk-reduction measures include adoption universal precautions against infectious disease; sharp-instrument precautions; use protective garb prevent skin mucous membrane contamination when blood or bloody may splash; the...

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