Deaths Due to Bloodborne Infections and Their Sequelae Among Health‐Care Workers

Abstract

Employment in the health-care industry was found to be associated with deaths from several bloodborne pathogens and their sequelae among males, but only with HCV among females from 1984 to 2004 in this exploratory study.

Overview of the National Occupational Mortality Surveillance (NOMS) system: Leukemia and acute myocardial infarction risk by industry and occupation in 30 US states 1985–1999, 2003–2004, and 2007

“…Epidemiologists and other scientists have used occupational mortality surveillance data in a number of ways, the most basic being to profile cause‐specific mortality by industry and occupation as evidenced by numerous peer reviewed reports. NOMS‐based investigations and studies have been used by NIOSH and others as evidence to establish research programs [Robinson et al, ], conduct additional analytic epidemiologic studies and clinical trials [Freedman et al, ], provide support for rulemaking and policy recommendations [CDC, ; OSHA, ; Luckhaupt and Calvert ; ILO, ], and guide more specific studies [Savitz et al, ; Park et al, ; Sieber et al, ].…”

“…The NOMS project provides periodic surveillance of acute and chronic occupational disease and injury mortality by industry and occupation. During the last 25 years, findings based on NOMS data have been used in more than 140 peer‐reviewed publications and have contributed to the development of national occupational health policies [Dubrow et al, ; Blair et al, ; CDC, ; Burnett et al, ; Savitz et al, ; Colt et al, ; Luckhaupt and Calvert ; ILO, ].…”

Berufsbedingte Infektionskrankheiten bei Beschäftigten im Gesundheitsdienst 2017

“…Für Beschäftigte im Gesundheitsdienst besteht bei der Betreuung von infektiösen Patienten ein erhöhtes Infektionsrisiko [1]. Eine besondere Relevanz haben bestimmte berufsbedingte Infektionen in der Schwangerschaft, die zum Tod oder zu bleibenden Behinderungen des Föten führen können (Ringelröteln, Zytomegalie; [2,3]).…”

“…Bei der Berufsgenossenschaft für Gesundheitsdienst und Wohlfahrtspflege (BGW), dem gesetzlichen UV-Träger für nicht staatliche Einrichtungen im Gesundheitsdienst, lag dieser Anteil im selben Jahr bei rund 8 %. 1 Zum BK-Geschehen bei Infektionskrankheiten im Gesundheitsdienst wurden die Kennzahlen der BGW bereits für den Zeitraum 2007 bis 2014 berichtet [7,8]. In dieser Arbeit werden die aktuellen Zahlen präsentiert.…”

Cancer incidence among male Danish nurses, 1980–2003

“…This result is in accordance with the study by Luckhaupt et al., who found that male American nurses were at increased risk of dying from several bloodborne pathogens and their sequelae such as HIV and HBV. However, the female nurses in the study had a decreased risk of dying from HIV (Luckhaupt & Calvert 2008). The risk has been shown to be higher among homosexual men than among other groups at risk for HIV transmission (e.g.…”