Bloodborne viral infections in patients attending an emergency room in Mexico City: estimate of seroconversion probability in healthcare workers after an occupational exposure.
The frequency of hepatitis C (HCV), hepatitis B (HBV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) I/II was determined in the emergency room of a teaching hospital. Of 909 patients, 19% had at least one infection; 7.8% had HCV, 6.9% HBV, 3.3% HIV, and 2.8% HTLV I/II. The probability that a healthcare worker would have an accident with an infected patient and seroconvert was 4.99 to 24.9 per 100,000 venipunctures for HBV, 5.6 to 8.4 for HCV, and 0.12-0.16 for HIV in our emergency room.
Kato-Maeda
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Hospital Epidemiology Division, Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.
Ponce-de-León
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Sifuentes-Osornio
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Rangel-Frausto
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MS
Calva-Mercado
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Infante-Surez
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Villareal
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FM
Ponce-de-León
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D006800:Deltaretrovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010343:Patient Admission; D010564:Personnel, Hospital