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Surveillance of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens in health care workers: the Italian national programme
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Hepatitis BHealth Care WorkersOccupational ExposureHealth ProtectionPreventive MedicineViral HepatitisEnvironmental HealthHealthcare-associated InfectionOccupational Health ServiceInfection ControlPublic HealthBloodborne InfectionsItalian National ProgrammeOccupational EpidemiologyEpidemiologyOccupational HygieneWorkplace Health SurveillancePatient SafetyHepatitisSerious RiskMedicine
Health care workers (HCWs) face a serious risk of acquiring bloodborne infections, in particular hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), all of which are associated with significant morbidity and mortality