Sharp Instrument Injuries and Exposure to Blood and Bodily Fluids of Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Care Facility#
Introduction: Exposure of health-care workers (HCWs) to blood and bodily fluids of the patients due to needle sticks or sharp instrument injuries is a potential risk in daily practice. In this study,the epidemiological aspects of these injuries in a tertiary referral hospital were aimed to be determ...
Main Authors: | Gül Ruhsar YILMAZ, Tümer GÜVEN, Ayşe Gülden BEKGÖZ, Gökçe TÜRK ÖZTÜRK, Rahmet GÜNER, Zeliha KOÇAK TUFAN, Fatma CİVELEK ESER, Mehmet A. TAŞYARAN |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi
2014-06-01
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Series: | Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi |
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Online Access: | http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2014-19-02-085-090.pdf |
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