title: Biological hazards: an overview.
abstract: Recent developments include new guidance from the UK Department of Health on the management of hepatitis B infected healthcare workers and evidence of the value of antiretroviral treatment in reducing transmission of HIV. The possibility of greater occupational transmissibility of hepatitis C and increasing antibiotic resistance remain of concern.
authors.affiliation: Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust, UK. colin.payton@ruh-bath.swest.nhs.uk
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Payton
mesh_terms: D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D006282:Health Personnel; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000635:transmission*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D017757:Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D006113:United Kingdom