GUIDELINES FOR NEEDLESTICK INJURY AND SIMILAR ACCIDENTS INVOLVING BLOOD ANDInjury, NeedlestickBlood, Accidents InvolvingFluids, Body
confounding factors. Deepinjury, visible blood on the device, procedures involving needles in vessels, and terminal illness in the source patient were all associated with an increased risk for HIV seroconversion. Specific CDC guidelines afterneedlestick injuryare available (CDC, 2000;Gerberdering, 2003...