Definition: The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens from patients to health professionals or health care workers. It includes transmission via direct or indirect exposure to bacterial, fungal, parasitic, or viral agents.
coordinate IM with disease /transm (IM) + professional or profession with no qualifiers (IM); do not confuse with INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; DF: DIS TRANSM PATIENT PROF or PATIENT PROF TRANSM
See AlsoBlood-Borne Pathogens
Other names Transmission, Patient-Professional; Patient-to-Professional Transmission; Patient-to-Professional Disease Transmission; Pathogen Transmission, Patient-Professional; Infection Transmission, Patient-Professional; Disease Transmission, Patient-Professional; Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; Transmission, Patient-Professional Pathogen; Transmission, Patient-Professional Infection; Transmission, Patient to Professional; Transmission, Patient Professional; Patient-Professional Transmission; Patient-Professional Pathogen Transmission; Patient-Professional Infection Transmissions; Patient-Professional Infection Transmission; Patient-Professional Disease Transmission; Patient to Professional Transmission; Patient to Professional Disease Transmission; Pathogen Transmission, Patient Professional
