Blood-borne infections in healthcare workers in South Africa

Rossouw, Theresa M.; Van Rooyen, Marietjie; Louw, Jakobus Murray; Richter, Karin Louise

dc.contributor.author	Rossouw, Theresa M.
dc.contributor.author	Van Rooyen, Marietjie
dc.contributor.author	Louw, Jakobus Murray
dc.contributor.author	Richter, Karin Louise
dc.date.accessioned	2015-02-24T07:18:49Z
dc.date.available	2015-02-24T07:18:49Z
dc.date.issued	2014-11
dc.description.abstract	The risks associated with infection of healthcare workers and students with blood-borne pathogens, specifically HIV, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus, are often neglected. South Africa (SA) currently has no official policies or guidelines in place for the prevention and management of these infections. This article reviews the available data and international guidelines with regard to infected healthcare practitioners and makes minimum recommendations for the SA setting.	en_ZA
dc.description.librarian	hb2015	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	http://www.samj.org.za	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Rossouw, TM, Van Rooyen, M Louw, JM & Richter, KL 2014, 'Blood-borne infections in healthcare workers in South Africa ', South African Medical Journal, vol. 104, no. 1, pp. 732-735.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.other	10.7196/SAMJ.8518
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43792
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	Health and Medical Publishing Group	en_ZA
dc.rights	© 2014 Health & Medical Publishing Group. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 3.0).	en_ZA
dc.subject	Blood-borne infections	en_ZA
dc.subject	Healthcare workers (HCWs)	en_ZA
dc.subject	South Africa (SA)	en_ZA
dc.title	Blood-borne infections in healthcare workers in South Africa	en_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA