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Document 0351
DOCN M9610351
TI Nurses: at special risk.
DT 9601
AU Jackson MM; Rymer TE; Epidemiology Unit, UCSD Medical Center 92103-8951,
USA.
SO J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 1995 Jul-Aug;24(6):533-40. Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96045226
AB Nurses are at occupational risk for many infections, but it was not
until human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(HIV/AIDS) was recognized that a work-acquired infection was uniformly
fatal. Other work-acquired infections, including tuberculosis, rubella,
measles, varicella, and the viral hepatitides, may cause morbidity for
the nurse and his/her family. Although the number of nurses who acquire
occupational infections is small, each has a unique personal story, and
all will have their productivity affected. A few will lose their lives
to infections acquired on the job. Although all occupational infections
cannot be prevented, understanding the chain of infection and how to
break the links can go a long way in reducing risks and maintaining
health for all health care workers.
DE *Bacterial Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/MICROBIOLOGY/PREVENTION &
CONTROL/TRANSMISSION *Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
Human Infection Control *Nurses *Occupational
Diseases/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL Risk Factors *Virus
Diseases/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION/ VIROLOGY
JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW, TUTORIAL
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).