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10355790

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-6-15
pubmed:abstractText
Sharps injuries are a major cause of transmission of hepatitis B and C viruses and human immunodeficiency virus in health-care workers. To determine the yearly incidence and causes of sharps injuries in health-care workers in Taiwan, we conducted a questionnaire survey in a total of 8645 health care workers, including physicians, nurses, laboratory technicians, and cleaners, from teaching hospitals of various sizes. The reported incidence of needlestick and other sharps injuries was 1.30 and 1.21 per person in the past 12 months, respectively. Of most recent episodes of needlestick/sharps injury, 52.0% were caused by ordinary syringe needles, usually in the patient units. The most frequently reported circumstances of needlestick were recapping of needles, and those of sharps injuries were opening of ampoules/vials. Of needles which stuck the health-care workers, 54.8% had been used in patients, 8.2% of whom were known to have hepatitis B or C, syphilis, or human immunodeficiency virus infection. Sharps injuries in health-care workers in Taiwan occur more frequently than generally thought and risks of contracting blood-borne infectious diseases as a result are very high.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0950-2688
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
122
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
259-65
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-3-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Needlestick and sharps injuries among health-care workers in Taiwan.
pubmed:affiliation
Environmental and Occupational Health, and Center for Occupational Health, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't