[Surveillance of the lab personnel exposed to HIV and other bloodborne viruses].
The results of 15 years of surveillance of the laboratory personnel with different levels of exposure to HIV and other bloodborne viruses like HCV, HBV and HTLV-1 were presented. Various biosafety measures were applied and ELISA was used as the main lab technique. 628 serum samples were analyzed for HIV whereas 354 for the rest of the viruses but no lab-acquired infection was detected. This indicates the low incidence of HIV infection in health care workers at risk and the great importance of biosafety measures in the prevention and early detection of these infections.
Alfonso
Lázaro Regalado
LR
Centro de Investigaciones Científicas de la Defensa Civil, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba. cicdc@infomed.sld.cu
Torres
Héctor Díaz
HD
Caballero
Ana Luisa Lubián
AL
García
Regina Zonia Martín
RZ
D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D006678:HIV; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D011159:Population Surveillance