As early as 1982, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began issuing precautions for the handling and care of laboratory specimens from patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1). The goal was to minimize the risk of exposure to infectious blood and blood-...
Based on the U.S. Centers for ... Zastrow,Rachel,L. - 《American Journal of Nursing》 被引量: 3发表: 2011年 加载更多 来源期刊 Journal of School Health 研究点推荐 Universal Precautions HIV/AIDS 站内活动 0关于我们 百度学术集成海量学术资源,融合人工智能、深度学习、大数据分析等技术,为科研...
To prevent such exposures, it would be prudent for HCWs to assume that all patients are potentially infected and a set of precautions applicable universally be followed in contacts with all patients. The provisions of "Universal Precautions" apply to blood, CSF, genital secretions and all body ...
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Universal precautions are procedures used in healthcare to prevent the spread of bloodborne pathogens. Bloodborne pathogens are infectious microorganisms found in blood and bodily fluids that cause diseases, such as HIV and hepatitis C. Universal precautions include: ...
universal precautions Infectious disease A method of infection control–recommendations issued by CDC–in which all human blood, certain body fluids, as well as fresh tissues and cells of human origin, are treated as if known to be infected with HIV, HBV, and/or other blood-borne pathogens. ...
HIV/AIDS and exposure of healthcare workers to body fluids in Ethiopia: attitudes toward universal precautions. J Hosp Infect 2009 ; 71 : 163-9.Reda AA, Vandeweerd JM, Syre TR, Egata G (2009) HIV/AIDS and exposure of healthcare workers to body fluids in Ethiopia: attitudes toward ...
validatedquestionnaire comprising of 67 items which includedknowledge of spread of HIV, universal precautions, riskperceptions and their attitudes towards HIV ... A Venugopal,B Achappa,B Unnikrishnan - 《Retrovirology》 被引量: 4发表: 2012年 加载更多研究...
Emotion-Based Medical Decision-Making: Routine Preoperative HIV Testing vs - Lawrence, Gafni, et al. - 1993Lawrence VA, Gafni A, Kroenke K. Evidence‑based vs. emotion‑based medical decision‑making: Routine preoperative HIV testing vs universal precautions. J Clin Epidemiol 1993;...
No HIV-infected HCW was identified. Prevalence of HCV infection was 5%, anti-HBc was present among 29% with 2% being HBsAg carriers. Conclusions Data from this study can be utilized in educational programs and implementation of universal safety precautions for HCWs in Georgia to help achieve ...