Low Occupational Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection among Dental Professionals
- 14 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 318 (2) , 86-90
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm198801143180205
Abstract
We studied 1309 dental professionals (1132 dentists, 131 hygienists, and 46 assistants) without behavioral risk factors for the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) to determine their occupational risk for infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Subjects completed questionnaires on behavior; type, duration, and location of their dental practice; infection-control practices; and estimated numbers of potential occupational exposures to HIV. Serum samples were tested for antibodies to HIV and to hepatitis B surface antigen (unvaccinated subjects).This publication has 53 references indexed in Scilit:
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