1146Prevalence of blood borne viruses in the dialysis unit, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait

1146Prevalence of blood borne viruses in the dialysis unit, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait

Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait Haya Altawalah, BSc, MBBS, FRCPath; Mona Al-Houli, MB, BS, BSc; Mamoun AlQaseer, MB, BS, BSc, FRCPath; Nada Madi, PhD; Naser Husaain; Virology Unit, Ministry of Health, Mubarak Hospital, Kuwait; Virology Unit, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait; Clinical Virology Unit, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait, Kuwait; Virology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait; Nephrology Cons...

Relationship between Cortisol Increment and Basal Cortisol: Implications for the Low-Dose Short Adreno-

Cortisol: Implications for the Low-Dose Short Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Stimulation Test, Suhail A.R. Doi, Ibrahim Lasheen, Khaldoon Al-Humood, and Kamal A.S. Al-Shoumer (Divisions of 1 Endocrinology and 2 Medicine, Mubarak Al Kabeer Teaching Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait; * address correspondence to this author at: Division of Endocrinology, Mubarak Al Kabeer Teaching Hospital, PO Box 64849 Shuw...

No transmission of blood-borne viruses among hospital staff despite frequent blood exposure.

INTRODUCTION Exposure to blood and body fluids (BBF) is a major concern for health-care workers (HCWs) and implies a risk of infection with blood-borne pathogens. However, in Denmark, no exposure incidence studies among HCWs have been reported for the past ten years. The aims of this study were to provide an updated evaluation of the annual frequency of registered exposures during the 2003-2012...

Rethinking our approach to blood-borne viruses

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occupational exposure to blood borne viruses among healthcare workers in a tertiary care referral hospital in tehran