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SUBMITTER: Nienhaus A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6313552 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
International journal of environmental research and public health 20181126 12
Health workers (HWs) run an increased risk of infection. The standardised data set of an accident insurer was used to analyse the time trends of infection-related claims and confirmed occupational diseases (ODs) in HWs. The numbers of claims and confirmed claims for different infections were analysed for the years 1996 to 2017. The rate of claims and confirmed ODs were calculated per 100,000 full-time workers. The number of claims was relatively stable over time. However, the rate per 100,000 fu ...[more]