title: Prospective study of community needlestick injuries.
abstract: Fifty three children were referred following community needlestick injuries, August 1995 to September 2003. Twenty five attended for serology six months later. None were positive for HIV, or hepatitis B or C. Routine follow up after community needlestick injury is unnecessary. HIV post-exposure prophylaxis should only be considered in high risk children.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Child Health, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Makwana
authors.forename: F A I
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Riordan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines