title: [Needlestick-injuries among health care professionals: guidelines and reality].
abstract: Health care workers are at increased risk of exposure to contaminated infectious body fluids. Guidelines exist regarding prevention of exposure and measures to take if an exposure has occurred. The goal is to evaluate the potential risk for infections with HIV, HCV and HBV rapidly, and, if necessary, to initiate an early treatment. Morbidity and the related costs may thus be lowered. The practical application of such guidelines is not always simple and will be discussed in our article.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Poliklinik, Kantonsspital Winterthur. nadia.kuhn@usz.ch
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kuhn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wertli
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006282:Health Personnel; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D012306:Risk; D012307:Risk Factors; D013557:Switzerland