Needlestick accident resulting in occupational transmission of HCV : report of two cases
dc.contributor.author | Chaves, Eunice Beatriz Martin | pt_BR |
dc.contributor.author | Brum, Maria Carlota Borba | pt_BR |
dc.contributor.author | Dantas Filho, Fábio Fernandes | pt_BR |
dc.contributor.author | Piana, Marjana Denti | pt_BR |
dc.contributor.author | Toniasso, Sheila de Castro Cardoso | pt_BR |
dc.contributor.author | Joveleviths, Dvora | pt_BR |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-31T02:35:43Z | pt_BR |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | pt_BR |
dc.identifier.issn | 2357-9730 | pt_BR |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10183/158814 | pt_BR |
dc.description.abstract | Occupational transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) through needlestick injury is a serious problem worldwide. Occupational transmission of HCV is estimated at an average rate between 0.5% and 0.75%. There are factors associated with increased risk of transmission, such as deep injuries, procedures involving hollow-bore needle placement in the source patient’s vein or artery, and high HCV RNA titer in the source patient. We describe two cases of HCV seroconversion in nursing assistants after different risk needlestick injuries. | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | pt_BR |
dc.language.iso | eng | pt_BR |
dc.relation.ispartof | Clinical and biomedical research. Porto Alegre. Vol. 35, n. 4, (2015), p. 243-245 | pt_BR |
dc.rights | Open Access | en |
dc.subject | Ferimentos e lesões | pt_BR |
dc.subject | Needlestick injury | en |
dc.subject | Hepacivirus | pt_BR |
dc.subject | Sharp injuries | en |
dc.subject | HCV seroconversion | en |
dc.subject | Patógenos Transmitidos pelo Sangue | pt_BR |
dc.subject | Transmissão de doença infecciosa | pt_BR |
dc.subject | Bloodborn pathogens | en |
dc.subject | Occupational transmission | en |
dc.title | Needlestick accident resulting in occupational transmission of HCV : report of two cases | pt_BR |
dc.type | Artigo de periódico | pt_BR |
dc.identifier.nrb | 001013212 | pt_BR |
dc.type.origin | Nacional | pt_BR |
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