DETERMINING THE HIV STATUS OF PATIENTS OF 3 HIV-POSITIVE NAVY DENTISTS

Authors
YORK AK ARTHUR JS
Citation
Ak. York et Js. Arthur, DETERMINING THE HIV STATUS OF PATIENTS OF 3 HIV-POSITIVE NAVY DENTISTS, The Journal of the American Dental Association, 124(6), 1993, pp. 74-77
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
The Journal of the American Dental Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00028177
Volume
124
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
74 - 77
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-8177(1993)124:6<74:DTHSOP>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection has caused th e risk of HIV transmission in the health care setting to become a majo r public concern. Navy medical records were reviewed to investigate th e HIV status of 2,887 patients treated by three HIV-positive dentists.