title: Protecting patients and professionals from blood-borne disease.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mayfield
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017757:Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009339:Needles / Q000592:standards; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration