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TABLE 1. Prospective observational studies of blood contact among HCWs

Specialty and authors (reference) Yr Location(s) No. of procedures observed No. of procedures with $>=$ 1 blood contact % Procedures with $>=$ 1 sharps injury

Surgery

  Tokars et al. (256) 1990 New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill. 1,382 46.6 6.9

  Popejoy et al. (220) 1988 Albuquerque, N.Mex. 684 27.8 3.1

  Quebbeman et al. (224) 1990 Milwaukee, Wisc. 234 50.4 15.4

  Gerberding et al. (116) 1988 San Francisco, Calif. 1,307 6.4 1.3

  Panlilio et al. (208) 1988-1989 Atlanta, Ga. 206 30.1 4.9

Obstetrics

  Panlilio et al. (210) 1989 Atlanta, Ga. 230 32.2 1.7

Invasive radiology

  Hansen et al. (130) 1992 Dallas, Tex. 501 3.0 0.6

Emergency room

  Marcus et al. (178) 1989 New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.; Baltimore, Md. 9,793 3.9 0.1

Dentistry

  Cleveland et al. (77) 1993 New York, N.Y. 16,340 NA^a 0.1

^a NA, not available.

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