AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 367-375 , August 2006

Infection risks following accidental exposure to blood or body fluids in health care workers: A review of pathogens transmitted in published cases

  • Arnaud Tarantola

      Affiliations

    • From the International and Tropical Department, National Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS), Saint-Maurice
    • Group for the Prevention of Occupational Infections in Health Care Workers (Geres), Paris, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Arnaud Tarantola, MD, MSc, Département International & Tropical, Institut de Veille Sanitaire, 12 rue du Val d'Osne, 94415 Saint Maurice Cedex, France.
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  • Dominique Abiteboul

      Affiliations

    • Occupational Health Department, Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris
    • Group for the Prevention of Occupational Infections in Health Care Workers (Geres), Paris, France
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  • Anne Rachline

      Affiliations

    • Infectious Diseases Department, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris
    • Group for the Prevention of Occupational Infections in Health Care Workers (Geres), Paris, France

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PII: S0196-6553(05)00435-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2004.11.011

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 367-375 , August 2006

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