Highlights
- •A retrospective cohort study examining compliance was conducted.
- •HIV seropositive exposed individuals less likely to comply with follow-up.
- •HCV seropositive exposed individuals less likely to comply with follow-up.
A retrospective cohort study was conducted examining health care worker (HCW) compliance
with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations following occupational
bloodborne pathogen (BBP) exposure. HCWs with a BBP exposure from a known HIV- or
hepatitis C virus-seropositive individual were less likely to complete recommended
follow-up compared with HCWs with seronegative source patient exposures (adjusted
odds ratio, 0.02 and 0.09, respectively). Continued targeted education and extra vigilance
in performing postexposure surveillance are warranted in this higher-risk population.
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Publication history
Published online: July 19, 2016
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Conflicts of Interest: None to report.
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Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
