Real‐world evidence (RWE) is emerging as a fundamental component of the post‐
marketing evaluation of medicinal products. Even though the focus on RWE studies has …

Background The studies enumerating the risk of HIV transmission to health care workers
(HCWs) as 0.3% after percutaneous exposure to HIV-positive blood, and 0.09% after a …

Objetivo: Analisar a epidemiologia do abandono do acompanhamento clínico-laboratorial
entre os trabalhadores da área da saúde que sofreram acidente com material biológico …

Objective: To analyze the epidemiology of abandoning clinical and laboratory follow-up
among health workers who suffered accidents with biological material. Method: Cohort study …

Background: Standard Precautions (SP) was introduced by Centre for Disease Control to
minimise the risks of disease transmission in the process of healthcare. Many factors are …

Introduction. Paramedics are at risk of occupational blood exposure, increased by the
immediacy of provided treatment. However, the issue has not been acknowledged to date by …

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a worldwide spread infection caused by various
enteroviruses of group A. It usually begins with signs of a general infection, followed by a …

Hospitals have many potential occupational safety and health (K3) hazards for their nurses.
One example is nosocomial infections caused by puncture and/or incision wounds (CTS) …

A rotavirus infection can lead to an acute potentially life-threatening disease, mainly
depending on the kind of subspecies, individual immunity, and the amount of pathogen …

Occupational exposures to blood borne infections such as HIV represent a major risk factor
for health care workers. Post-exposure prophylaxis reduces the likelihood of HIV infection …