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标题：Incidence and frequency of mucocutaneous exposure and percutaneous injuries in Greek nurses: are they protected enough?
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作者：Aikaterini TOSKA ; Maria SARIDI ; Greta WOZNIAK 等
期刊名称：Balkan Military Medical Review
电子版ISSN：1107-6275
出版年度：2014
卷号：17
期号：4
页码：120-125
DOI：10.5455/bmmr.176132
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出版社：International Medical Journal Management and Indexing System
摘要：Background: Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids by sharps and needlestick injuries is common among healthcare workers, resulting in over 1,000 infections per year. Aim: To estimate the incidence and frequency of occupational exposure among nurses in correlation to their hepatitis B immunization levels. Methods: This is a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey, performed between May and September 2008 in 17 Greek public hospitals. Results: Overall, 72% of nurses reported at least one type of exposure (mucocutaneous or percutaneous) within their professional career. Of these, 51% had at least one mucous membrane exposure, whereas 65.2% had sustained at least one needlestick injury, only 19.7% of which had reported it to the Infections Control Department. In total, 63.2% of nurses reported that they were protected through hepatitis B vaccination. Conclusions: The rates of occupational exposure presented in this study are particularly high. Further, a significant percentage of healthcare workers are not protected against hepatitis B infection.
关键词：Hepatitis B; Healthcare worker; Occupational exposure; Needlestick injury.