Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · Oct 1995
Comparative StudyAn outbreak of needlestick injuries in hospital employees due to needles piercing infectious waste containers.
To investigate the cause of an outbreak of needlestick injuries (NSIs) in hospital employees. ⋯ A program for infectious waste disposal using fiberboard CMCs can be safe and cost-effective if appropriate standards for puncture resistance are met.