Sharps are items that can cause cuts or puncture wounds, including needles, hypodermic needles, scalpels and other blades, knives, infusion sets, saws, broken glass, and pipettes. Whether or not they are infected, such items are usually considered highly hazardous health-care waste and should be treated as if they were potentially infected. There is concern about infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis viruses B and C, for...
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2021/02/18
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2021/02/18
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Main Report
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Sharps Waste Management Guideline (Vol. 1 of 2) : Main Report (Laotian). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/211861613625699535