A systematic review of outbreaks of bloodborne infections (hepatitis B and C, HIV) transmitted from patient to patient in healthcare settings

A systematic review of outbreaks of bloodborne infections (hepatitis B and C, HIV) transmitted from patient to patient in healthcare settings

Healthcare facilities have always played an important role in transmission of bloodborne infections. Procedures involving blood and blood fluids pose a risk of transmitting hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV not only to healthcare workers, but also to patients. To assess the role of healthcare facilit...

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Main Authors: A. V. Sacuk, G. G. Solopova, A. A. Ploskireva
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Central Research Institute for Epidemiology 2021-07-01
Series: Журнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологии
Subjects:
review
nosocomial outbreak
healthcare-associated outbreak
bloodborne infections
hepatitis b
hepatitis c
hiv
Online Access:https://microbiol.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/1051

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