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  • Title: Adherence to management after occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogen among health care workers in Taiwan.
    Author: Ko NY, Yeh SH, Tsay SL, Pan SM, Feng MC, Chiang MC, Lee YW, Chang LH, Jang JF.
    Journal: Am J Infect Control; 2009 Sep; 37(7):609-11. PubMed ID: 19243861.
    Abstract:
    The study purpose was to investigate the adherence to postexposure management of health care workers (HCWs) in Taiwan. A total of 685 HCWs of 1164 HCWs who had reported exposure incidents during 2003-2005 completed questionnaires. Only 33% of the 567 exposed HCWs adhered to the postexposure management. Adherence was associated with percutaneous injury and knowledge of the seropositive status of source patients. Regular follow-ups for seroconversion testing are essential to improving the quality of postexposure management.
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