Blood-borne pathogen exposure: Incidence and effect in a rehabilitation setting

Hepatitis E: is it a blood-borne pathogen?

Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Effect of Medicinal Plants against Some Food-Borne Pathogen

Background: Pulicaria gnaphalodes, Ducrosia anethifolia, Trachyspermum copticum, Foeniculum vulgare Mill and Majorana hortensis Minch are widely used as herbal plants in traditional medicine and they have been reported to have a variety of therapeutic effects. This study was carried out to evaluate the antimicrobial effects of essential oils (EOs) extracted from these medicinal herbs against si...

psychosocial factors at work and blood-borne exposure among nurses

background: exposure to human blood and body fluids is a common risk for nurses. many factors can affect the prevalence and incidence of this occupational hazard. psychosocial factors at work may be a risk factor for the exposure. objective: to assess needle stick, sharp injury and mucus exposure to blood-borne pathogens among nurses in iran and to determine the association between these exposu...

Health care workers' exposure to blood-borne pathogens in Lebanon.

BACKGROUND Accidental exposure to blood-borne pathogens (BBPs) is a risk for health care workers (HCWs). AIM To study the pattern of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids (BBFs) at a tertiary care hospital. METHODS This study reports a 17-year experience (1985-2001) of ongoing surveillance of HCW exposure to BBFs at a 420-bed academic tertiary care hospital. RESULTS A total of 1,...

Acceptability and necessity of HIV and other blood-borne virus testing in a psychiatric setting.

Studies in North America and Europe indicate that the prevalence of blood-borne viruses (BBVs) is elevated in individuals with severe mental illness; there are no comparable data for the UK. We offered routine testing for HIV, and hepatitis B and C in an inner-London in-patient psychiatric unit as a service improvement. Of the patients approached 83% had mental capacity to provide informed cons...