AIDS and health care workers.

Authors

  • Marta López Socas FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS “JUAN GUITERAS GENER” MATANZAS
  • Raúl Arego Bedevia FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS “JUAN GUITERAS GENER” MATANZAS
  • Marta Lidia Rivero Llop FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS “JUAN GUITERAS GENER” MATANZAS

Keywords:

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME, HIV INFECTIONS, ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL, OCCUPATIONAL RISKS, HEALTH PERSONNEL, OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES, COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, HUMAN, ADULT

Abstract


We make a review of the theme, because of the risk of occupational transmission the health care workers are at, by exposition to infected patients' blood and other body fluids. We have found many cases of infection with hepatitis B and C virus. There are groups of “high risks” among these workers, such as: surgeons, dentists, nurses, laboratory workers, blood banks workers and service workers. The risk of acquiring the disease through the occupational exposition depends on: the prevalence of the human immunodeficiency virus in the population and the existence of mucocutaneous lesions. Our objective was alerting the health care workers, because of the disease increasing progression, knowing that the best prophylaxis is prevention, and fulfillment of guarantying protection measures.

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Published

2007-07-15

How to Cite

1.
López Socas M, Arego Bedevia R, Rivero Llop ML. AIDS and health care workers. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2007 Jul. 15 [cited 2025 Mar. 14];29(4):414-9. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/426

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 4 (2007)

Section

Review article

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