Occupational Exposure to Blood Borne Viruses Among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Care Referral Hospital in Tehran

Shahnaz Sali; Muayad A. Merza; Davood Yadegarinia

doi:10.5812/hepatmon.12201

Occupational Exposure to Blood Borne Viruses Among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Care Referral Hospital in Tehran

authors:

Shahnaz Sali ¹ , Muayad A. Merza ^{2
, *} , Davood Yadegarinia ¹

1 Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran

2 Azadi Teaching Hospital, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Duhok, Duhok, Iraq

Hepatitis Monthly: Vol.13, issue 7; e12201

published online: July 1, 2013

article type: Letter

received: May 18, 2013

accepted: June 8, 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.12201

how to cite: Sali S, Merza M A, Yadegarinia D. Occupational Exposure to Blood Borne Viruses Among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Care Referral Hospital in Tehran. Hepat Mon. 2013;13(7):e12201. https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.12201.

Keywords

Needle Sticks Blood Borne Pathogen Healthcare Workers

Footnotes

Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical educationIt's important to know outcome of needle stick injury in health care facilities. This study will help to know policy regarding prevention of needle stick injury in health care setting.
Please cite this paper asSali Sh, Merza MA, Yadegarinia D. Occupational Exposure to Blood Borne Viruses Among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Care Referral Hospital in Tehran. Hepat Mon. 2013. 13(7): e12201. DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.12201
Authors’ ContributionData collection and data analysis: Shahnaz Sali and Muayad Merza. Drafting and writing of the manuscript: Muayad Merza, and Shahnaz Sali Critical revision of the manuscript: Davood Yadegarinia All authors have read and approved the paper.
Financial DisclosureThe authors have no financial interests.

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