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. 1988 Sep;78(9):1213–1215. doi: 10.2105/ajph.78.9.1213

Laboratory-acquired infections and injuries in clinical laboratories: a 1986 survey.

D Vesley 1, H M Hartmann 1
PMCID: PMC1349397  PMID: 3407823

Abstract

A mail survey of all 54 US State and Territorial Public Health Laboratories and the 165 Hospital Clinical Laboratories in Minnesota was carried out, soliciting information on laboratory-acquired infections and injuries for calendar year 1986. The aggregate infection incidence rates were 3.5/1,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers for hospital laboratories and 1.43/1,000 for public health laboratories. Injury rates were 21.2/100 FTE workers for hospital laboratories and 7.21/100 for public health labs.

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