Background: Infectious hospital waste, including needles and sharp instruments, is one of the most important causes needle sticks. Objectives: The study aimed to investigate factors affecting disposal special medical waste with sticks among healthcare workers in hospitals at Iran University Medical Sciences. Methods: This descriptive-analytical, retrospective, cross-sectional were done regardin...

Trials of HIV-1 preand post-exposure prophylaxis show promise. Here, we describe a novel strategy for deciphering mechanisms of prophylaxis failure that could improve therapeutic outcomes. A healthcare worker began antiretroviral prophylaxis immediately after a high-risk needlestick injury but nonetheless became viremic 11 weeks later. Single genome sequencing of plasma viral RNA identified 15 ...

Infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a matter of great concern because of its potentially grave consequences. Instead of relying on the conventional anti-HCV antibody test to detect HCV infection after needlestick incidents, we used the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to achieve earlier detection, to manage a patient more effectively, and to exclude possible infection more quickly. Fourtee...

BACKGROUND The risk of a surgeon acquiring the hepatitis C virus (HCV) through occupational exposure is dependent on the prevalence of HCV infection in the patient population, the probability of a percutaneous injury transmitting HCV, and the incidence of percutaneous injury during surgery. AIMS To estimate the prevalence of HCV infection in the adult surgical patient population in North Glas...

OBJECTIVE To assess the precautions being taken by orthopaedic surgeons to avoid becoming infected with HIV or hepatitis B virus by their patients during surgery. DESIGN Pilot study of 50 surgeons selected at random followed by a postal questionnaire completed anonymously. SUBJECTS All 1220 fellows and associates of the British Orthopaedic Association working in the United Kingdom. RESULT...

travel through the patient’s skin and into the nurse’s finger, which is holding the pinched skin. Along with misalignment of the angle of injection, it may be difficult to visualize the injection site during pen delivery of insulin. Poor visualization has been reported as a contributing factor with this type of needlestick injury. Some insulin pen needles are not available with a needle guard; ...