Epidemiological characteristics of occupational blood exposures of healthcare workers in a university hospital in South Korea for 10 years

Oh, Hyang Soon; Yi, Sung Eun; Choe, Kang Won

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2004.11.026

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“…In this study, among those with full-scheme vaccination, only 5.7% subjects reported the post-vaccination test, which is in agreement with other studies (Cleveland et al 1994, Sorabjee & Garje 2004, Saffar et al 2005, Oh et al 2005. These data suggest that dentists should be counseled to detect anti-HBs one or two months after completing the three-dose vaccination series.…”

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Seropositivity for hepatitis B virus, vaccination coverage, and vaccine response in dentists from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

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Andreasi

Borges

et al. 2006

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz

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Seropositivity for hepatitis B virus, vaccination coverage, and vaccine response in dentists from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

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Borges

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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz

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“…Es ist immer wieder darauf hinzuweisen, dass durch geschultes Training und verbesserte Sicherheitsmaß-nahmen das Risiko einer Nadelstichverletzung deutlich reduziert werden kann [21,31]. Dabei kommt der seit Juli 2006 vorgeschriebenen Anwendung von "sicheren" Arbeitsgeräten (z.B.…”

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“…bei Punktionen von Patienten, die mit Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B oder HIV infiziert sind) eine wesentliche Bedeutung im Rahmen der Risikominimierung für Nadelstichverletzungen zu. Medizinisches Personal, das am Anfang des Berufslebens steht, trägt im Vergleich zu bereits länger beschäftigtem Personal ein erhöhtes Risiko für Stichverletzungen [31]. Ursächlich für die Verletzung ist vor allem das Zurückstecken der Nadel in die Kappe [54].…”

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“…Über die eigentliche Häufigkeit der HCV-Serokonversionen nach beruflicher Exposition mit infektiösem Blut gibt es keine einheitlichen Angaben. In der publizierten Literatur liegt das beschriebene Risiko zwischen 0 und 10,3% [4,18,24,31,46]. In der Mehrzahl der Studien wurden hinsichtlich des Risikos einer Serokonversion Werte unterhalb von 1% angegeben.…”

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“…B. das Legen von i.v.-Zugängen oder tägliche Blutentnahmen) vor allem von jungen Assistenten durchgeführt werden. Dementsprechend ist in diesem Studienkollektiv die Anzahl derjenigen, die sich gestochen haben, höher als bei Personal, das diese Tätigkeit selten oder gar nicht durchführt [31].…”

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Verletzungen mit Hepatitis-C-Virus-kontaminierten Nadeln

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The risk of infection after injury with a needle contaminated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is thought to be about 3%, but this assumption is mainly based on studies published in the 1990's, which were limited by small sample sizes and insensitive HCV-RNA assays. We therefore investigated needle injuries at the Hannover Medical School over a period of 6 years and performed a systematic review of the literature identifying 22 studies with a total of 6,956 injuries with HCV contaminated needles. Between 2000 and 2005, 1,431 occupational injuries were reported at our institution and two-thirds were needle injuries. Index patients were known to be HCV infected in 166 cases but there were no cases of HCV seroconversion during follow-up. Analysis of published data showed seroconversion rates of 0-10.3% with a mean of 0.75% (52/6,956). The risk of acute HCV infection was lower in Europe with 0.42% compared to Eastern Asia with 1.5% of cases where an HCV viremia was reported during follow-up. In summary, the risk of acquiring an HCV infection after a needlestick injury is lower than frequently reported. Worldwide differences in HCV seroconversion rates suggest that genetic factors might provide some level of natural resistance against HCV. Future studies should address not only the frequency of acute hepatitis but also factors associated with a higher risk of becoming HCV infected.

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Prevention of percutaneous injuries with risk of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or other viral infections for health-care workers

Parantainen¹,

Anthoni²,

Valdes³

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Epidemiological characteristics of occupational blood exposures of healthcare workers in a university hospital in South Korea for 10 years

Cited by 39 publications

References 15 publications

Seropositivity for hepatitis B virus, vaccination coverage, and vaccine response in dentists from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Seropositivity for hepatitis B virus, vaccination coverage, and vaccine response in dentists from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Verletzungen mit Hepatitis-C-Virus-kontaminierten Nadeln

Prevention of percutaneous injuries with risk of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or other viral infections for health-care workers

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