Surveillance of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens in health care workers: the Italian national programme

G Ippolito; V Puro; N Petrosillo; G De Carli; The Studio Italiano Rischio Occupazionale da HIV (SIROH) group

doi:10.2807/esm.04.03.00055-en

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Surveillance of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens in health care workers: the Italian national programme
G Ippolito¹ , V Puro¹ , N Petrosillo¹ , G De Carli¹ , The Studio Italiano Rischio Occupazionale da HIV (SIROH) group²
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Affiliations: ¹ Centro di Riferimento AIDS, Rome, Italy ² Members of SIROH Group are listed at the end of the article

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Citation style for this article: Ippolito G, Puro V, Petrosillo N, De Carli G, The Studio Italiano Rischio Occupazionale da HIV (SIROH) group. Surveillance of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens in health care workers: the Italian national programme. Euro Surveill. 1999;4(3):pii=55. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.04.03.00055-en

Abstract

Health care workers (HCWs) face a serious risk of acquiring bloodborne infections, in particular hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), all of which are associated with significant morbidity and mortality