PMID- 18020103
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20080108
LR  - 20211020
IS  - 0027-9684 (Print)
IS  - 0027-9684 (Linking)
VI  - 99
IP  - 11
DP  - 2007 Nov
TI  - Bloodborne pathogens exposure from occupational fingernail scratches.
PG  - 1271-5
AB  - Following occupational fingernail scratches (OFSs) in a developmental center, the 
      source resident and the injured employee were tested for bloodborne pathogens 
      (BPs). The pros and cons of this practice were scrutinized since fingernails 
      usually contain no blood. Available records revealed no OFS-related BP 
      transmission in 14 years. PubMed displayed no article linking OFS with BP. The 
      facility's practice was discontinued as it was deemed unnecessary, wasteful, an 
      impediment to the event's expeditious closure, an ineffective workers' 
      compensation safeguard, and a potential source of venipuncture-related 
      complications and false-positive laboratory results. Even long-standing practices 
      require periodic scientific review.
FAU - Lohiya, Ghan-Shyam
AU  - Lohiya GS
AD  - Fair-view Developmental Center, 2501 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA 92626, USA. 
      glohiya@fdc.dds.ca.gov
FAU - Tan-Figueroa, Lilia
AU  - Tan-Figueroa L
FAU - Lohiya, Sonia
AU  - Lohiya S
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - J Natl Med Assoc
JT  - Journal of the National Medical Association
JID - 7503090
SB  - IM
MH  - Accidents, Occupational/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - *Blood-Borne Pathogens
MH  - California/epidemiology
MH  - *Health Personnel
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Nails
MH  - Occupational Exposure/*adverse effects
MH  - *Occupational Health
MH  - Pilot Projects
MH  - Risk Assessment
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Sepsis/*epidemiology/transmission
MH  - Skin Diseases/epidemiology/*etiology
PMC - PMC2574321
EDAT- 2007/11/21 09:00
MHDA- 2008/01/09 09:00
PMCR- 2007/11/01
CRDT- 2007/11/21 09:00
PHST- 2007/11/21 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2008/01/09 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2007/11/21 09:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2007/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Natl Med Assoc. 2007 Nov;99(11):1271-5.