Fingerstick Devices to Obtain Blood Specimens: Initial Communication - Risk of Transmitting Bloodborne Pathogens

August 26, 2010, 2:30 am by Safety Alerts

Increase in reports of bloodborne infection transmission resulting from the shared use of fingerstick and point-of-care blood testing devices.

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