Open AccessIncidence of Visits for Health Care Worker Blood or Body Fluid Exposures and HIV Postexposure Prophylaxis Provision at Rhode Island Emergency Departments
Author(s) -
Roland C. Merchant,
Kerlen Chee,
Tao Liu,
Kenneth H. Mayer
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e318160d599
Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , incidence (geometry) , emergency medicine , pre exposure prophylaxis , post exposure prophylaxis , medical emergency , environmental health , family medicine , men who have sex with men , physics , optics , syphilis
To compare the incidence and types of emergency department (ED) visits for blood or body fluid exposures sustained by health care workers (HCWs) in Rhode Island and to identify factors predictive of HIV postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) utilization for these exposures.