American Journal of Public Health · 1988 · 39 citations · 11 references
Public HealthInfectious DiseasesInfection PreventionOccupational HealthWorkplace Injury PreventionHealthcare-associated InfectionsHospital-acquired InfectionsOccupational EpidemiologyOccupational MedicineFull-time Equivalent AnalysisHealthcare Worker SafetyIncidence Of Hospital InfectionsLaboratory Safety AssessmentLaboratory Service UtilizationLaboratory Surveillance
A mail survey of all 54 US State and Territorial Public Health Laboratories and the 165 Hospital Clinical Laboratories in Minnesota was carried out, soliciting information on laboratory-acquired infections and injuries for calendar year 1986. The aggregate infection incidence rates were 3.5/1,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers for hospital laboratories and 1.43/1,000 for public health laboratories. Injury rates were 21.2/100 FTE workers for hospital laboratories and 7.21/100 for public health labs.
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Laboratory-associated infections: summary and analysis of 3921 cases.
Infections in British clinical laboratories, 1982-3.
N. R. Grist, J A Emslie · Journal of Clinical Pathology · 1985 · 95 citations · Full text