Observance of Standard Precautions for Infection Prevention in The Covid-19 Era: A Cross Sectional Study in Six District Hospitals in Yaounde, Cameroon
Innocent Takougang
Abstract
Up to three million Healthcare Workers are exposed to body fluid and resulting bloodborne pathogens each year, causing more than 170 000 HIV infections, two million viral hepatitis B (HBV) and 0,9 million viral hepatitis C (HCV) [1]
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCross-sectional studyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Viral hepatitisHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Hepatitis CStandard precautionsVirologyEnvironmental healthSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Hepatitis BInfection controlInternal medicineIntensive care medicineDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts