title: [The health staff's exposure to biological materials in a Hospital in the Marches Region, Italy: epidemiological analysis (1995-2001)]
abstract: The authors have analyzed some epidemiological events caused by the exposure to biological material amongst health workers at the Mazzoni Hospital in Ascoli Piceno (the Marches Region). According to a tailor-made questionnaire, 704 accidents occurred in the years 1995-2001. Data showed that nurses are the most frequently exposed (67%). As regards the premises, operating rooms account for 16.5 % of the accidents, ERs 9.2 % and Nephrology/Haemodialysis Units 8.8%. The highest rate of accidents occurred during injections procedures (67%) and precautions were observed only by 65% of the health care workers. The source patient was known in 86% of the cases and all workers were submitted to HBC, HCV and HIV tests. 95 subjects (16%) showed not less than one marker and 80% of them were HCV-positive. No anti-HIV/HCV/HBV seroconversions were registered.
authors.affiliation: Direzione Sanitaria Presidio Ospedaliero "C. e G. Mazzoni", Ascoli Piceno.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sansoni
authors.forename: Anna Raffaella
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Lepore
authors.forename: Maria Patrizia
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Olori
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saldari
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tarulli
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Airini
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Viviani