Burden, Management, and Outcome of Needle-Stick Injuries Among Healthcare Workers at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Babiker LM, Arabi E, Idriss OI, Idriss AI, Elobaid M, Mabuie MM, Idriss EI, Yasin O, Suliman A, Ahmed RI, Mohammed MM.

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.111678
Published: 2026-06-28
Container: Cureus
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.111678,
  title = {Burden, Management, and Outcome of Needle-Stick Injuries Among Healthcare Workers at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.},
  author = {Babiker LM and  Arabi E and  Idriss OI and  Idriss AI and  Elobaid M and  Mabuie MM and  Idriss EI and  Yasin O and  Suliman A and  Ahmed RI and  Mohammed MM.},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.111678},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.111678}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Burden, Management, and Outcome of Needle-Stick Injuries Among Healthcare Workers at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
AU  - Babiker LM
AU  -  Arabi E
AU  -  Idriss OI
AU  -  Idriss AI
AU  -  Elobaid M
AU  -  Mabuie MM
AU  -  Idriss EI
AU  -  Yasin O
AU  -  Suliman A
AU  -  Ahmed RI
AU  -  Mohammed MM.
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.111678
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.111678
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APA

LM, B., E, A., OI, I., AI, I., M, E., MM, M., EI, I., O, Y., A, S., RI, A., & MM., M. (2026). Burden, Management, and Outcome of Needle-Stick Injuries Among Healthcare Workers at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.111678

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