Laboratory-acquired infections and injuries in clinical laboratories: a 1986 survey. |
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| Authors: | D Vesley and H M Hartmann |
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| Affiliation: | School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455. |
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| Abstract: | 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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