caa a22 4500 388035293 CHVBK 20180307125002.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199807 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1086/647857 doi S0195941700088111 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1086/647857 Frequency of Percutaneous Injuries Requiring Postexposure Prophylaxis for Occupational Exposure to Human Immunodeficiency Virus [Elektronische Daten] New recommendations regarding prophylaxis of healthcare workers exposed to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prompted us to examine the frequency and nature of percutaneous injuries at this hospital. Four previously defined risk factors for transmission of HIV were evaluated. Between 1993 and 1995, 1,070 percutaneous injuries were reported, including 11 in which the source patient had acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Five of these injuries involved at least one risk factor for transmission. No source patient was found to have AIDS as a result of testing following exposure. We conclude that high-risk injuries are infrequent and that postexposure prophylaxis will not increase costs greatly at this medical center. Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1998 Sistrom Maria Gilson University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia Coyner Betty Joe University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia Gwaltney Jack M. University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia Farr Barry M. University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology Cambridge University Press 19/7(1998-07), 504-506 0899-823X 19:7<504 1998 19 ICE https://doi.org/10.1086/647857 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1086/647857 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sistrom Maria Gilson University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Coyner Betty Joe University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gwaltney Jack M. University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Farr Barry M. University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology Cambridge University Press 19/7(1998-07), 504-506 0899-823X 19:7<504 1998 19 ICE CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge