APIC position paper: prevention of device-mediated blood-borne infections to health care workers. 1992 Governmental Affairs Committee of the Association for Practitioners in Infection Control, Inc.
The Association for Practitioners in Infection Control, Inc. (APIC) is a multidisciplinary organization of over 9000 health care professionals who practice institutional epidemiology in the form of infection control and quality improvement within a variety of settings. As a national leader in prevention and control of infections, APIC supports efforts to reduce and eliminate device-mediated blood-borne infections.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. / Q000592:standards; D006282:Health Personnel; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D016357:Infection Control Practitioners; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration / Q000592:standards; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration / Q000592:standards