Prospective study of community needlestick injuries.
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.
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Dept of Child Health, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
Riordan
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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
D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines