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Blood-Borne Pathogens (0):
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Blood-Borne Pathogens
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We aimed to assess the risk to surgeons of blood splatter during total hip arthroplasty. Hoods from personal protection systems used in 34 consecutive total hip replacements were collected and the area of blood splatter was measured and compared to goggles and visors. Thirty one primary THA's (13 cem...
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PMID: 21846007
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We described the case of a 49-year-old patient with a B-cell NHL of the sacrum complicating a chronic HCV related to a blood exposure, and we report the recent data of this association....
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PMID: 21659052
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Vojnosanitetski pregled (68)6 2011
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Pathogen inactivation in blood and blood products is one of the major means to achieve a zero risk blood supply and improve transfusion safety. Riboflavin (vitamin B2) activated by ultraviolet (UV) light, produces active oxygen which damages cell membrane and prevents replication of...
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PMID: 21818915
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International surgery (96)1 2011
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Blood conservation is based on the principle of avoiding allogeneic blood transfusion with the aim of improving outcome and protecting patients' rights. Surgical patients receive a significant proportion of the allogeneic blood transfused in the hospital. Blood conservation in surgery greatly reduces...
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PMID: 21675617
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Research has shown that nursing personnel are exposed to the serious risk of contracting bloodborne diseases from needlestick and sharps injuries (NSIs). Only a few studies have examined the problem among nursing students. In Hong Kong, there is an equal lack of research in this area.
A review of ac...
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PMID: 20728625
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We also aimed to assess the practices of universal precautions amongst these workers and its correlation with the facts. We carried out a cross-sectional study from January to July 2008 involving various levels of health-care workers in Serdang Hospital, Selangor, Malaysia. A self-administered quest...
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PMID: 21073041
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Diabetes Care (33)7 2010
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We investigated the economic justification for screening for pre-diabetes/diabetes.
We projected health system and societal costs over 3 years for 1,259 adults, comparing costs associated with five opportunistic screening tests. All subjects had measurements taken of random plasma an...
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PMID: 20587721
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We summarize the current state-of-the-art on the knowledge of HEV-infections in industrialised countries.
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart, New York....
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PMID: 20503140
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Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) are recognized as an important and serious problem, especially in an intensive care unit (ICU), since they have far higher infection rates compared to those for other type of intravascular devices. However, in the operation room, there seems to be lit...
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PMID: 20486568
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The frequency of positive surveillance BCs in asymptomatic HSCT patients at the time of hospital admission for transplant seems to be extremely low. These results, if confirmed by larger studies, show the reduced utility of obtaining surveillance BC in asymptomatic patients before administration of...
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PMID: 20445421
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In 2007, previous syphilis infection was diagnosed in a blood donor who had given blood regularly for 15 years. This was discovered when the donor was tested for syphilis, as a new donor in another blood bank. The time of infection is unknown. An expert group, set up by The Norwegian Directorate of...
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PMID: 20418930
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Transfusion (50)4 2010
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Plasma proteins demonstrated different sensitivities to riboflavin and UV treatment. The amount of total protein remained unchanged. After treatment, fibrinogen (antigen) showed 99% retention; Factor (F)XII, FXIII, ADAMTS-13, and von Willebrand factor (ristocetin cofactor) 96% to 100%. Fibrinogen re...
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PMID: 20051060
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We present 6 possible strategies for further reducing such transfusion-related mortality. These are (1) avoidance of unnecessary transfusions through the use of evidence-based transfusion guidelines, to reduce potentially fatal (infectious as well as noninfectious) transfusion complications; (2) red...
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PMID: 20303034
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Transfusion (50)2 2010
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We report the experience of a comprehensive program dedicated to the management of this risk. The program includes financial coverage, a 24-hour attention system, HIV, HBV, HCV testing, and free provision of post-exposure antiretroviral drugs. During 2003-2007, incidence rates of these exposures rea...
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PMID: 20140312
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We are facing a large numbers of NSIs, and the occupational infection from bloodborne pathogens is one of the serious problems in medical care....
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PMID: 20077768
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Our results and the incidence rate found in our study occurred within rates established in other studies....
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PMID: 20929617
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Texas dental journal (127)1 2010
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Recommendations and mandatory guidelines for preventing and managing needlestick incidents and other accidental exposures to bloodborne pathogens in healthcare facilities have been published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Centers for Disease Contr...
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PMID: 20162939
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The topic of health and safety of health care workers exposed to biological agents appears as a relevant issue for the occupational physician, within a multidisciplinary context, while taking into account technical and scientific evolution, ethics, and principles of Occupational Health, current legi...
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PMID: 21061700
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The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection are the most important blood borne occupational viral infection. Estimates of the prevalence of HIV infection in Italy is between 0.24 and 0.26%. The implementation of HIV screen...
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PMID: 21061703
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Clinical laboratory (56)11-12 2010
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Our results in this study showed that family replacement donors are more likely to transmit transfusion-transmissible infections (TTIs) than voluntary donors, but are safer than commercial blood donors. So blood transfusion services should work on replacement of family blood donors with voluntary no...
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PMID: 21141446
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Transfusion (9999)9999 2009
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Plasma proteins demonstrated different sensitivities to riboflavin and UV treatment. The amount of total protein remained unchanged. After treatment, fibrinogen (antigen) showed 99% retention; Factor (F)XII, FXIII, ADAMTS-13, and von Willebrand factor (ristocetin cofactor) 96% to 100%. Fibrinogen re...
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Scalpel injuries can expose surgeons, nurses, and other OR personnel to bloodborne pathogens. Direct and indirect costs of managing exposure include time spent reporting, treating, and following up on the injuries; salaries and benefits for injured staff members; laboratory testing of exposure sourc...
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PMID: 19961972
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Most participants had accessed health services for the prevention or treatment of BBV/STI, with positive experiences characterised by the provision of information and feeling cared for. Participants described the comfort and understanding they experienced at ACCHS; personal relationships and having...
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PMID: 19951239
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We evaluated 589 cases with reactive screening test results (208 positive for hepatitis C, 209 for hepatitis B, 85 for VDRL and 87 for HIV). In the hepatitis C positive group 61 donors (29.3%) did not respond and 4.7% missed their follow-up appointment. Similarly low response rates were noted with t...
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PMID: 20578467
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Knowledge and practice of dental IC&S was high among the USA respondents. Immunisation and IC & S should be stressed in Asia. Information obtained through this study could be used to plan and implement policies in improving dental infection control and occupational safety in individual countries....
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PMID: 19998661
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Pflege Zeitschrift (62)10 2009
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Vox Sanguinis (98)2 2009
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We evaluated its benefit in Canada, and reported its utility in predicting transmissible-disease (TD) and high-risk behaviour.
TD-positive donations and incident cases between 2004 and 2008 were analyzed in CUE-safe and CUE-unsafe designated donations. An anonymous survey of 40,000 d...
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PMID: 19754523
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For many decades, infectious disease was considered to be an unfortunate but unavoidable consequence of transfusion. However, since the early 1970s, the sequential introduction of numerous donor screening and testing methods along with continuous improvements has almost, but not completely, eliminat...
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PMID: 19722836
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Vox Sanguinis (98)2 2009
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The Mirasol Pathogen Reduction Technology System (PRT) for Plasma (CaridianBCT) is based on a riboflavin and UV light treatment process resulting in pathogen inactivation due to irreversible, photochemically induced damage of nucleic acids. This study evaluated the in vitro protein q...
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PMID: 19719460
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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Toxic/Hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering (44)10 2009
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This study was undertaken to investigate the types and concentrations of microbial agents in various medical wastes as well as to characterize their survivals in these wastes at different temperatures for microbial risk assessment. Medical wastes collected from 5 major hospitals in South Korea were...
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PMID: 19827491
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A total of 618 health care workers were interviewed about exposure in the past three months prior this interview. Needle stick injury was reported in 106 health care workers (17.2%), 348 (56.3%) had contact of blood and body fluid to their skin and 154 (24.9%) reported exposure to their mucus membra...
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PMID: 19954124
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AAOHN Journal (57)7 2009
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The purpose of this descriptive study was to assess home health care nurses' exposure to bloodborne pathogens, evaluate Medicare Certified Home Healthcare Agency (MCHHA) and hospice organization practices related to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Bloodborne Pathogens Stan...
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PMID: 19639859
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We present VectorBase, a genomic resource centre that is both involved in the annotation of vector genomes and act as a portal for access to the genomic information (http://www.vectorbase.org)....
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PMID: 18262474
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I : First aid following the exposure. (2) Step 2: Establish eligibility for postexposure prophylaxis (PEP). (3) Step 3: Counselling for PEP. (4) Step 4: Prescribe PEP. (5) HIV chemoprophylaxis. (6) Step 6: Follow-up of an exposed person. In order to get timely prophylactic therapy, PEP drugs should...
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PMID: 19886385
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Critical Care Medicine (37)5 2009
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Although the total number of ICU admissions (patients aged > or = 45 years) decreased by approximately 10%, the number of very old patients increased by 33% between the periods 1992-1996 and 2002-2006. The prevalence of bloodstream infection (per 1,000 ICU admissions) increased significantly over ti...
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PMID: 19325489
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An accidental exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material (OPIM) such as cerebrospinal or pleural fluid can be a life changing experience. Among the bloodborne and OPIM pathogens are HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). Postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) exists for HB...
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PMID: 19395929
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AIDS policy & law (24)6 2009
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Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an acute, tick-borne viral disease, with the potential for human to human transmission. Infection often has severe hemorrhagic manifestations and considerable mortality. Healthcare workers (HCWs) caring for patients with CCHF constitute a major risk group f...
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PMID: 18948048
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Journal of Trauma (66)4 Suppl 2009
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During the time periods evaluated, a substantial number of blood and other bodily fluid exposures occurred in a combat zone military healthcare facility. This finding is comparable to US civilian institutions. Maintaining programs for preventing, tracking, and implementing postexposure prophylaxis r...
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PMID: 19359972
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We carried out an audit of the uptake of DBS testing for hepatitis C, hepatitis B and HIV amongst drug injectors attending a substance misuse service (SMS) in the first year of DBS testing being routinely offered to clients (1 May 2007 to 30 April 2008) and compared the uptake to venepuncture testin...
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PMID: 19175879
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Fifty-nine per cent of the surgeons and assistants refused to wear facemasks with a visor. The incidence of blood splashes in those who participated was 45%. There was a trend for blood splashes to be more common during major surgery and during elective surgery. Surgeons and assistants were subject...
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PMID: 19405330
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The respondent group included 41.3% nurses, 29.0% doctors, 9.3% laboratory workers, and 20.3% paramedics. The survey found that 50.1% of the participants reported at least 1 occupational PME in the previous year. Doctors (2.57/person/year) and nurses (2.56/person/year) had the highest PME incidents....
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PMID: 18834743
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Journal of Surgical Research (151)1 2009
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Concern about being infected with blood-borne diseases was more than 70 (from a total score of 100). Only 12.9% of surgeons always used double gloves. Complete vaccination against HB was done in about 76% of surgeons and only 56.8% had checked their HB surface antibody (anti-HBs) level. Older surgeo...
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PMID: 18599085
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The prevalence rates of illicit drug consumption within the prison system are much higher than those in the Canadian population in general. Of the substances used in detention, those of most concern to prison and public health authorities are injection drugs, as the sharing of injection drug equipme...
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PMID: 19263972
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Public Health Reports (124 Suppl 1) 2009
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This study sought to determine if (1) using a hands-free technique (HFT)--whereby no two surgical team members touch the same sharp item simultaneously--> or = 75% of the time reduced the rate of percutaneous injury, glove tear, and contamination (incidents); and (2) if a video-based intervention inc...
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PMID: 19618819
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Existing classifications of potential biological weapons, acknowledge only limited important parameters of biological weapon potential. Certain pathogen factors would further influence the outcome of a potential attack in context with social and political aspects of the time and spac...
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PMID: 20701862
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