Sentence examples for occupational acquisition from inspiring English sources

Among the 138 persons with possible occupational acquisition, in addition to the occupations above, cases were noted among 12 emergency medical technicians (9%), 6 surgeons (4%), 15 health aide/attendants (11%), and 13 housekeepers and maintenance workers (9%).

Occupational acquisition of blood-borne infections has been reported following exposure to blood or body fluids.

HIV exposure categories included, in the following order of priority: injecting drug users (IDU), men who have sex with men (MSM), heterosexuals, other (including blood transfusion and occupational acquisition), and unknown.

There is some evidence that household exposures are more predictive of influenza infection among these workers than occupational exposures (16 ), but there is also evidence that occupational acquisition occurs (14, 17 ).

In addition, these HIV specialists have built up extensive expertise in prescribing ARV for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to prevent occupational and sexual acquisition of HIV infection [ 11, 12].

Therefore, the main objective of this study was to estimate the risk of HIV acquisition after occupational exposure and examine HCWs practices for preventing occupational exposure to HIV infection at Tumbi and Dodoma Hospitals, Tanzania.

The role of occupational exposure in HIV acquisition was inconsistent between our qualitative and quantitative components.

Women represent over 50% of the healthcare workforce in many countries and nurses, teachers of young children and day-care workers are predominantly female [ 10] which potentially leads to a gender-specific occupational risk for influenza acquisition.

Information about AD and HE history, as is currently asked for according to Dutch and German guidelines, is a feasible predictor for the acquisition of occupational HE, as our results have confirmed.

Therefore, we were not able to discern any incidence of acquisition of HIV infection due to occupational exposure.

Generally when examined for the perceived susceptibility of malaria, the MVs regarded malaria acquisition as rubber farmer/tapper as an occupational risk.