title: [Potentially infectious residues at hemotherapy services and interfaces with infectious diseases].
abstract: The aim was to identify the processing of potentially infectious residues and of piercing and cutting residues at hemotherapy units and their possible relation with workers' health. No service presented a structured plan for managing health service residues or for the occupational safety program. We found an occupational accident rate of 32.82% and that 9.16% of the workers did not have a complete plan of vaccination against hepatitis B. In-service training in handling residues and in occupational health are not standardized. The rate of serum conversion for HBV and HCV after occupational exposure was 11.63%. We concluded that the processing of potentially infectious residues and of piercing and cutting residues at the examined hemotherapy units has exposed workers to the acquisition of infectious diseases.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Goias. prado@aol.com
authors.forename: Marinésia Aparecida
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: do Prado
authors.forename: Dulcelene de Sousa
authors.initials: Dde S
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.forename: Katiusse Macedo
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: Silvana de Lima Vieira
authors.initials: Sde L
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.forename: Elucir
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gir
authors.forename: Silvia Rita Marin da Silva
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Canini
authors.forename: Nilza Tereza Rotter
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Pelá
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal / Q000592:standards*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health; D016635:Universal Precautions
chemical_list: D017744:Medical Waste Disposal