| phlebotomy practices/needles stick injuries/hepatitis b status/among interns in a dublin hospital. | needlestick injury is the most important risk event for human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and hepatitis b virus (hbv) transmission to health-care workers. we examined phlebotomy practices, the frequency of needle stick injuries, the reporting of such injuries and hepatitis b status among interns in st james's hospital during a six month period. this study took the form of a questionnaire. the response rate was 100%. 72% had at least one needlestick injury during this time period, 23% had injuri ... | 1992 | 1399472 |
| childhood needlestick injuries in the dublin metropolitan area. | childhood needlestick injuries and other risk exposures outside of hospital are becoming increasingly common. a retrospective review of casenotes to ascertain the incidence, epidemiology and adequacy of management and follow-up of exposures in the dublin metropolitan area revealed 52 cases between july 1995 and october 1996. median age of children was 7.4 years. most occurred in inner city areas with a recognised high prevalence of i.v. drug use. only 2 high-risk exposures were identified. on pr ... | 1997 | 9105131 |
| bloodborne virus infections among drug users in ireland: a retrospective cross-sectional survey of screening, prevalence, incidence and hepatitis b immunisation uptake. | injecting drug users are at high-risk of bloodborne virus infections including hepatitis c (hcv), hepatitis b (hbv) and hiv. | 2005 | 16094907 |
| management of hepatitis c among drug users attending general practice in ireland: baseline data from the dublin area hepatitis c in general practice initiative. | in ireland, general practice is increasingly providing long-term care for injecting drug users, 62-81% of whom are infected with hepatitis c (hcv). clinical guidelines for the management of hcv among drug users have recently been developed in ireland, and this study aimed to describe hcv care among drug users attending general practice in the greater dublin area, prior to the implementation of the clinical practice guidelines. | 2007 | 17366287 |