"Needlestick Injuries" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Penetrating stab wounds caused by needles. They are of special concern to health care workers since such injuries put them at risk for developing infectious disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D016602
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.986.950.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Needlestick Injuries- Needlestick Injuries
- Injury, Needlestick
- Needlestick Injury
- Needlesticks
- Needlestick
- Needle-Sticks
- Needle Sticks
- Needle-Stick
- Injuries, Needlestick
- Needle-Stick Injuries
- Injuries, Needle-Stick
- Injury, Needle-Stick
- Needle Stick Injuries
- Needle-Stick Injury
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Needlestick Injuries" by people in Profiles.
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Needle Stick Injury From a COVID-19 Patient-Fear It or Forget It? J Bioeth Inq. 2021 09; 18(3):377-378.
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What were the changes during the COVID-19 pandemic era concerning occupational risks among health care workers? J Infect Public Health. 2021 Oct; 14(10):1334-1339.
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Needlestick Injuries Among Healthcare Workers Administering COVID-19 Vaccinations in the United States. New Solut. 2021 05; 31(1):16-19.
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Pediatric Considerations for Postexposure Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prophylaxis. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2018 03; 32(1):91-101.
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Needlestick and Sharps Injuries Among Nursing Students in Nanjing, China. Workplace Health Saf. 2018 Jun; 66(6):276-284.
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Managing sharps injuries and other occupational exposures to HIV, HBV, and HCV in the dermatology office. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017 Nov; 77(5):946-951.e6.
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Occupational Severe Fever With Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Following Needle-Stick Injury. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 06; 38(6):760-762.
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Hemorrhagic occlusive retinal vasculitis after inadvertent intraocular perforation with gentamycin injection. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2017 Mar 10; 27(2):e50-e53.
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Comparing non-safety with safety device sharps injury incidence data from two different occupational surveillance systems. J Hosp Infect. 2017 Jun; 96(2):195-198.
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Efficacy of safety catheter devices in the prevention of occupational needlestick injuries: applied research in the Liguria Region (Italy). J Prev Med Hyg. 2016; 57(2):E110-4.