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The first report of a health care worker infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by a needle stick, published in the medical literature in 1984,¹ launched a new era of concern about the occupational transmission of blood-borne pathogens. In the United States, universal precautions were implemented,² regulations such as the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard were issued,³ and the rate of vaccination against hepatitis B virus (HBV) among health care workers increased dramatically.⁴ After a decade of phenomenal technological advances in sharp devices engineered for safety, the federal Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act, requiring the use of safer devices, became law . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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