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Brief Report: Blood Contamination of Medical Records

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Gary P. Wormser ,
Rosemary Medure-Collins  and
Lynda Mack
Gary P. Wormser*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, New York
Rosemary Medure-Collins
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, New York
Lynda Mack
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, New York
*
Chief Infectious Diseases, Professor of Medicine, Macy Pavilion, Room 209SE, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595
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The epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has provided a major impetus to strengthen infection control practices in health care and laboratory settings. The widespread nature of blood contamination in the hospital environment, however, is often underappreciated. In this study, we evaluated the frequency and origin of blood contamination of medical records.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , March 1989 , pp. 118 - 119
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1989

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