title: [Surveillance of the lab personnel exposed to HIV and other bloodborne viruses].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigaciones Científicas de la Defensa Civil, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba. cicdc@infomed.sld.cu
authors.forename: Lázaro Regalado
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Alfonso
authors.forename: Héctor Díaz
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: Ana Luisa Lubián
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Caballero
authors.forename: Regina Zonia Martín
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: García
mesh_terms: D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D006678:HIV; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D011159:Population Surveillance