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Occupational Health Update: Approach to Evaluation of Health Care Personnel and Preexposure Prophylaxis
Erica S Shenoy1, David J Weber2
1Infection Control Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Bulfinch 334, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Bulfinch 334, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Abstract:
An effective occupational health program is a key aspect of preventing exposure to infectious agents and subsequent infection, as well as evaluation and management of postexposure prophylaxis and infections in health care personnel (HCP) by educating HCP regarding proper handling of sharps, early identification and isolation of potentially infectious patients, implementation of standard and transmission-based precautions, and offering counseling of HCP regarding nonroutine prophylaxis. Occupational health services (OHS) must also apply standardized processes for determining when exposures have occurred and providing appropriate management, and provide immediate availability of a medical evaluation following a nonprotected exposure to an infectious disease.
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