Patient Notification for Bloodborne Pathogen Testing due to Unsafe Injection Practices in the US Health Care Settings 2001–2011

摘要

Background:Syringe reuse and other unsafe injection practices can expose patients to bloodborne pathogens (eg, hepatitis B and C viruses and human immunodeficiency virus). Evidence of such infection control lapses has resulted in patient notifications, but the scope and magnitude of these events have not been well characterized.