Rapparini Cristiane, Feijó Barroso Paulo, Saraceni Valéria, Artioli Machado Alcyone, Côrtes Fernandes Guilherme
Infectious Diseases Service, Department of Preventive Medicine, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Am J Infect Control. 2007 May;35(4):267-70. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.06.001.
Education is a major component of prevention strategies to reduce the risk of occupational transmission of bloodborne pathogens to health care personnel.
This study describes the results of an Internet-based project, "Projeto Riscobiologico.org", for which the main objectives are to disseminate information in the Portuguese language about occupational exposures to bloodborne pathogens through a mailing list and Web site as well as to increase case reports of these events in Brazil.
The mailing list expanded quickly with a total of 2078 participants (from 337 different cities and all Brazilian states), and 5613 messages were exchanged over a 5-year period. Mean length of participation was almost 2 years (697 days). Most of the participants (74%) reported that they frequently manage occupational exposures. Nevertheless, results showed an important lack of basic knowledge regarding this issue. In contrast with the high participation in the mailing list, a small number of institutions started to participate in the voluntary surveillance system.
The Internet can be used as a tool to increase knowledge and improve practices in the prevention of occupational bloodborne pathogen exposures. In addition, it may represent a unique opportunity to implement a national surveillance system.
教育是预防策略的重要组成部分，可降低医护人员职业性感染血源性病原体的风险。
本研究描述了一个基于互联网的项目“Projeto Riscobiologico.org”的结果，该项目的主要目标是通过邮件列表和网站以葡萄牙语传播有关职业性接触血源性病原体的信息，并增加巴西这些事件的病例报告。
邮件列表迅速扩大，共有2078名参与者（来自337个不同城市和巴西所有州），在5年期间共交换了5613条信息。平均参与时长近2年（697天）。大多数参与者（74%）报告称他们经常处理职业性接触。然而，结果显示在这个问题上存在重要的基础知识欠缺。与邮件列表的高参与度形成对比的是，只有少数机构开始参与自愿监测系统。
互联网可作为一种工具，用于增加预防职业性血源性病原体接触方面的知识并改进实践。此外，它可能是实施国家监测系统的独特机会。
