Abstract: Seroconversion Rates Among Healthcare Workers Exposed to Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis C-Contaminated Body Fluids: The University of Pittsburgh Experience
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BACKGROUND: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission to healthcare personnel (HCP) following percutaneous exposure to the blood of a source patient, has been reported to occur at an average rate of 0.3% (0.2–0.5%) 1 and 1.8% (range 0–10%), respectively. Most of this data is either outdated or was from predominantly non-US centers. We aimed to determine the seroconversion rate after exposure to HIV or HCV-contaminated body fluid at a major academic medical center in the US.
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دوره 4 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2016