Infected health care workers and patient safety: a double standard.
Am J Infect Control. 2006 Jun;34(5):313-9.
Infected health care workers and patient safety: a double standard.
‘Perry JL, Pearson RD, Jagger J.
Division of Infectious Diseases, International Healthcare Worker Safety Center, UVA Health System, PO Box 800764, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0764, USA. jlp6f@virginia.edu’
US policy regarding health care worker-to-patient transmission of bloodborne pathogens, issued in 1991, is flawed. We review current evidence of such nosocomial infections and conclude that a standardized national policy is needed, which includes improved surveillance and follow-up of blood exposures to patients and targeted practice restrictions for infected practitioners performing exposure-prone procedures.
MeSH Terms: Blood-Borne Pathogens* – Cross Infection/epidemiology – Cross Infection/transmission* – Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient/prevention & control – Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient/statistics & numerical data* – HIV Infec
Publication Types: Comment – Review
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