Transmission via contaminated injection equipment or through needle-stick injuries is associated with more severe disease, rapid deterioration, and possibly higher fatality.
通过受污染的注射设备或通过针头扎伤传播与较严重疾病、迅速恶化以及可能较高病死率有关。
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Although exposure through needlestick injuries can usually be avoided by following good working practices, health care workers should consider the implications of taking PEP.
虽然通常可以通过规范操作避免被针刺伤的风险,但是医护人员应了解PEP的作用。
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HBV also poses a risk to healthcare workers who sustain accidental needlestick injuries while caring for infected-HBV patients.