Risk of health care professionals acquiring HIV infection in Latin America.

Cavalcante, N J; Abreu, E S; Fernandes, M E; Richtmann, R; Piovesana, M N; Yamada, F T; Carvalho, E S

Cavalcante, N J; Abreu, E S; Fernandes, M E; Richtmann, R; Piovesana, M N; Yamada, F T; Carvalho, E S.

Afiliação

Cavalcante NJ; Emilio Ribas Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

AIDS Care ; 3(3): 311-6, 1991.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1932195

RESUMO

This study describes the professional risk of acquiring HIV infection while caring for AIDS patients at a teaching hospital in Brazil. Since 1985 we have tested health care professionals (HCP) for HIV-1 antibody after accidents with blood and body fluids from AIDS patients. The blood samples were tested twice using an ELISA FDA approved test and, if positive, we performed Western blot. Two hundred and forty seven health care professionals reported 338 accidents (50% were percutaneous and 22% were mucous membrane exposures to blood). A further 404 HCPs reported no occupational exposure but wanted to be tested. From 247 HCPs with at least one accident, we analyzed 115 with more than 6 months of follow up. None were HIV antibody positive. Nobody received zidovudine as a prophylaxis. Of the 404 HCPs with no accident, 6 (1.5%) were positive and had confirmed risk factors for HIV. Our results support other studies that report a low occupational risk (about 0.4%) of acquiring HIV infection.

Assuntos

Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia; HIV-1; Ocupações em Saúde; Doenças Profissionais/epidemiologia; Acidentes de Trabalho/estatística & dados numéricos; Brasil/epidemiologia; Seguimentos; Infecções por HIV/etiologia; Infecções por HIV/transmissão; Hospitais de Ensino; Humanos; América Latina/epidemiologia; Ferimentos Penetrantes Produzidos por Agulha/complicações; Ferimentos Penetrantes Produzidos por Agulha/epidemiologia; Doenças Profissionais/etiologia; Fatores de Risco

Palavras-chave

Americas; Behavior; Biology; Brazil; Clinic Activities; Counseling; Delivery Of Health Care; Developing Countries; Diseases; Drug Addiction; Examinations And Diagnoses; Follow-up Studies; Health; Health Personnel; Hematologic Tests; Heterosexuals; Hiv Infections--transmission; Homosexuals; Incidence; Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses; Laboratory Procedures; Latin America; Measurement; Organization And Administration; Program Activities; Programs; Research Methodology; Risk Factors; Sampling Studies; Sex Behavior; Social Problems; South America; Studies; Substance Addiction; Viral Diseases

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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Infecções por HIV / HIV-1 / Ocupações em Saúde / Doenças Profissionais Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: AIDS Care Assunto da revista: SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS) Ano de publicação: 1991 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Reino Unido

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