Lack of Evidence for Patient-to-Patient Transmission of HIV in a Dental Practice

Autor: Alan Lasch, Harold W. Jaffe, Robert Dumbaugh, Walter W. Bond, Jennifer L. Cleveland, Stuart A. Lockwood, Carol A. Ciesielski, Donald W. Marianos, Barbara F. Gooch
Rok vydání: 1993
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Zdroj: The Journal of the American Dental Association. 124:38-44
ISSN: 0002-8177
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.1993.0006
Popis: This report reviews data pertaining to the hypothesis that transmission of HIV to five patients of a Florida dentist with AIDS resulted from the patient-to-patient transfer of infectious materials through the reuse of contaminated instruments. Findings strongly suggest that patient-to-patient transmission of HIV through contaminated handpieces, prophylaxis angles or anesthetic needles or cartridges did not occur in this practice.
Databáze: OpenAIRE