The relevance of the risk of prevalence of infections associated with the provision of medical care among medical professionals at the present stage
Journal: Infekcionnye bolezni
Year: 2020

An overview of the incidence of health care-associated infection (HAIs) is presented. It is shown that most often medical workers are infected with infections transmitted through the blood and other biomaterials of patients, such as viral hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV), HIV infection. The significant frequency of occupational injuries among medical workers is emphasized. It is established that at the present stage, relatively new infections require some attention, which can lead to infection of m