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Needlestick Injuries

Known as: Needle-Sticks, Needlestick, Needle-Stick Injuries 
Penetrating stab wounds caused by needles. They are of special concern to health care workers since such injuries put them at risk for developing… (More)

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Direct evidence of mesenchymal stem cell tropism for tumor and wounding microenvironments using in vivo bioluminescent imaging.
Multipotent mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSC) have shown potential clinical utility. However, previous assessments of MSC… (More)
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2008
2008
Prevalence and prevention of needlestick injuries among health care workers in a German university hospital.
OBJECTIVE Health care workers (HCWs) are exposed to bloodborne pathogens, especially hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Recommendations for identification and public health management of persons with chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
Serologic testing for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is the primary way to identify persons with chronic hepatitis B virus… (More)
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2006
2006
Risk of needlestick injuries by injection pens.
Injection pens are used by patients when auto-administering medication (insulin, interferon, apokinon etc.) by the subcutaneous… (More)
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2005
2005
Needlestick injuries in nurses--the Poznań study.
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OBJECTIVES Needlestick injuries in healthcare workers are common. They are one of the main ways of transmitting large numbers of… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Preventing needlestick injuries among healthcare workers: a WHO-ICN collaboration.
Effective measures to prevent infections from occupaonal exposure of healthcare workers to blood include mmunization against HBV… (More)
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2003
2003
Needlestick injuries among medical students.
BACKGROUND Concern about occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens exists, and medical students, who lack in experience in… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Occupational exposure to needlestick injuries and hepatitis B vaccination coverage among health care workers in Egypt.
BACKGROUND The health care worker (HCW) is at substantial risk of acquiring bloodborne pathogen infections through exposure to… (More)
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2002
2002
Student nurses in Taiwan at high risk for needlestick injuries.
PURPOSE To describe the prevalence and characteristics of needlestick injuries (NSI) in student nurses in Taiwan. METHODS A… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
A case-control study of HIV seroconversion in health care workers after percutaneous exposure. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Needlestick Surveillance Group.
BACKGROUND The average risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection after percutaneous exposure to HIV-infected blood is… (More)
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