Alexandre, D.Belo, M. M.Pena, P.Monteiro, A.2019-10-152019-10-152019-09Alexandre D, Belo MM, Pena P, Monteiro A. Occupational exposure in health care facilities: a review. In: ICEH 2019 – International Congress on Environmental Health, ESTeSL, Lisbon (Portugal), September 25-27, 2019.http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/10566Health care facilities (HCF) must adopt strategies and systems of epidemiologic surveillance to control infections in order to reduce the impact or microorganisms in healthcare workers and reduce the cost in the health sector. To improve public health and reduce the impact on workers' health, the aim of this study is characterize the occupational exposition to microbiota in HCF and to describe the most reported effects caused by these contaminants.engOccupational healthOccupational exposureHealth care facilitiesBacteriaHealth effectsReviewconference object