       Document 0351
 DOCN  M9610351
 TI    Nurses: at special risk.
 DT    9601
 AU    Jackson MM; Rymer TE; Epidemiology Unit, UCSD Medical Center 92103-8951,
       USA.
 SO    J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 1995 Jul-Aug;24(6):533-40. Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96045226
 AB    Nurses are at occupational risk for many infections, but it was not
       until human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
       (HIV/AIDS) was recognized that a work-acquired infection was uniformly
       fatal. Other work-acquired infections, including tuberculosis, rubella,
       measles, varicella, and the viral hepatitides, may cause morbidity for
       the nurse and his/her family. Although the number of nurses who acquire
       occupational infections is small, each has a unique personal story, and
       all will have their productivity affected. A few will lose their lives
       to infections acquired on the job. Although all occupational infections
       cannot be prevented, understanding the chain of infection and how to
       break the links can go a long way in reducing risks and maintaining
       health for all health care workers.
 DE    *Bacterial Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/MICROBIOLOGY/PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  *Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
       Human  Infection Control  *Nurses  *Occupational
       Diseases/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL  Risk Factors  *Virus
       Diseases/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION/  VIROLOGY
       JOURNAL ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW, TUTORIAL

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