CDC grants 'equivalency' to 22 state guidelines for management of HIV- and HBV-infected healthcare workers.
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A consensus for occupational health management of healthcare workers infected with human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, and / or hepatitis C virus
Occupational health management plays an important role in the prevention of provider-to-patient transmission in healthcare workers infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and/or hepatitis C virus (HCV). Therefore, the Japan Society for Occupational Health's Research Group on Occupational Health for Health Care Workers has proposed a consensus for the managemen...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Infection control and hospital epidemiology
دوره 14 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993