Occupational exposure and voluntary human immunodeficiency virus testing: A survey of Maryland hospitals

Authors
Solomon, L Thompson, C Squiers, L Wulff, K Benjamin, G
Citation
L. Solomon et al., Occupational exposure and voluntary human immunodeficiency virus testing: A survey of Maryland hospitals, INFECT CONT, 20(6), 1999, pp. 430-432
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Envirnomentale Medicine & Public Health
Journal title
INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
ISSN journal
0899823X → ACNP
Volume
20
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
430 - 432
Database
ISI
SICI code
0899-823X(199906)20:6<430:OEAVHI>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
A survey was conducted to estimate how often healthcare providers were expo sed to patients' blood and the percentage of incidents in which patients ag reed to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing. Data from 38 hospitals with 53,508 employees revealed 2,244 exposures. Of 1,732 requests for infor mation regarding the HIV status of the source patient, only 77 (6%) resulte d in the patient's refusal to consent to an HIV test (Infect Control Hosp E pidemiol 1999;20:430-432).