Human immunodeficiency virus type I. Infection among dentists

The largest collection yet assembled of year-to-year data on the seroprevalence of antibody to HIV in practicing dentists confirms that dentists--along with other health care workers--remain at low risk for occupationally acquired HIV infection.

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Published inThe Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) Vol. 123; no. 3; p. 57
Main Authors Gruninger, S E, Siew, C, Chang, S B, Clayton, R, Leete, J K, Hojvat, S A, Verrusio, A C, Neidle, E A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.03.1992
Subjects
Adult
AIDS Serodiagnosis
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dentists
Female
HIV Antibodies - blood
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV Infections - transmission
HIV Seroprevalence
HIV-1 - immunology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Diseases - epidemiology
Risk Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States - epidemiology
United States
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Summary:The largest collection yet assembled of year-to-year data on the seroprevalence of antibody to HIV in practicing dentists confirms that dentists--along with other health care workers--remain at low risk for occupationally acquired HIV infection.
ISSN:0002-8177
DOI:10.14219/jada.archive.1992.0075