Hemsell D L
Division of Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9032.
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 1993 Jun;5(3):340-5.
The advent of the AIDS epidemic coupled with enhanced recognition of the morbidity and mortality associated with occupationally acquired hepatitis B virus infection has resulted in a great interest in the epidemiologic characteristics of contact of surgical personnel with patient's blood and other bodily fluids in assessing and identifying risks of such contact, and in developing preventive interventions. The Centers for Disease control have made recommendations designed to decrease the transmission of blood-borne pathogens and have been given the force of law by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Despite prospective data documenting contamination rates and effect preventive measures, for unknown reasons many physicians and other health care workers continue to ignore preventive practices.
艾滋病疫情的出现，再加上人们对职业性获得性乙肝病毒感染所带来的发病率和死亡率有了更强的认识，这使得人们对手术人员接触患者血液和其他体液的流行病学特征产生了浓厚兴趣，以便评估和识别此类接触的风险，并制定预防干预措施。疾病控制中心已提出旨在减少血源性病原体传播的建议，这些建议已被职业安全与健康管理局赋予法律效力。尽管有前瞻性数据记录了污染率并实施了预防措施，但出于不明原因，许多医生和其他医护人员仍继续忽视预防措施。
