title: Health care worker follow-up compliance after occupational bloodborne pathogens exposure: A brief report.
abstract: A retrospective cohort study was conducted examining health care worker (HCW) compliance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations following occupational bloodborne pathogen (BBP) exposure. HCWs with a BBP exposure from a known HIV- or hepatitis C virus-seropositive individual were less likely to complete recommended follow-up compared with HCWs with seronegative source patient exposures (adjusted odds ratio, 0.02 and 0.09, respectively). Continued targeted education and extra vigilance in performing postexposure surveillance are warranted in this higher-risk population.
authors.affiliation: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD. Electronic address: juancdiazmd@icloud.com.
authors.forename: Juan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.affiliation: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD.
authors.forename: Lucas A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D012189:Retrospective Studies
keywords: Public health; Workplace injury