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Needlestick Injuries

Needlestick Injuries is a occupational health hazard characterized by accidental penetration of the skin by a contaminated needle or sharp instrument, primarily occurring in healthcare settings and posing significant risk of transmission of bloodborne pathogens.

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Needlestick Injury

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Unsafe injections in the developing world and transmission of bloodborne pathogens: a review.

Lone Simonsen, A. Kane, Jennifer Lloyd et al. · PubMed · 1999 · 622 citations · Full text

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Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Medical Personnel After Needlestick Accident

Takehiro Mitsui, Keiko Iwano, Kazuo Masuko et al. · Hepatology · 1992 · 426 citations

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Rates of Needle-Stick Injury Caused by Various Devices in a University Hospital

Janine Jagger, Ella H. Hunt, Jessica Brand-Elnaggar et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1988 · 418 citations

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Recommendations for identification and public health management of persons with chronic hepatitis B virus infection.

Cindy M. Weinbaum, Ian H. Williams, Eric E. Mast et al. · PubMed · 2008 · 368 citations

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Hepatitis C in Hospital Employees with Needlestick Injuries

Kendo Kiyosawa, Takeshi Sodeyama, Eiji Tanaka et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine · 1991 · 342 citations

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Authors

3.4K

  1. JJ
    Janine Jagger

    University of Virginia, United States

    16 publications · 1.2K citations

    16

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  2. DS
    Derek Smith

    Hunter Water, Australia

    10 publications · 621 citations

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  3. DA
    D. Abiteboul

    Hôpital Bichat-Claude-Bernard, France

    7 publications · 552 citations

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  4. MM
    Mary‐Louise McLaws

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    6 publications · 456 citations

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  5. SW
    Sabine Wicker

    Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

    6 publications · 418 citations

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Institutions

1.3K

  1. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    10 h-index

    22 publications

    2.4K citations

  2. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    10 h-index

    24 publications

    1.5K citations

  3. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    10 h-index

    17 publications

    930 citations

  4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Atlanta, United States

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    646 citations

  5. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    7 h-index

    19 publications

    823 citations

  6. University of Gondar

    Gonder, Ethiopia

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    717 citations

  7. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

    Tehran, Iran

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    458 citations

  8. Emory University

    Atlanta, United States

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    861 citations

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  1. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

    ICHE · 67 publications · 2.7K citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 106 publications · 3.8K citations

    31

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  3. American Journal of Infection Control

    AJIC · 42 publications · 2.6K citations

    30

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  4. Journal of Hospital Infection

    24 publications · 1.3K citations

    20

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  5. Occupational Medicine

    20 publications · 760 citations

    17

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