Document 0678
 DOCN  M9590678
 TI    No tie found between dentist with AIDS and infection of 28 of his
       patients. Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003.
       800-458-5231 ext. 5023.
 DT    9509
 SO    AIDS Policy Law. 1995 Feb 10;10(2):6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       AIDS/95700166
 AB    In 1990, health authorities concluded that Florida dentist David Acer
       infected several of his patients with HIV. But a study released in
       December, 1994, said there is no proof that a second Florida dentist
       infected 28 patients of his who have HIV. Researchers said the DNA in
       the dentist's HIV was dissimilar to that of the patients', and there was
       no sign the patients contracted the virus from one another through the
       dentist's tools. Most of the 28 patients who had HIV had sexual or
       drug-related behaviors that put them at risk for infection. These
       findings add to the evidence that suggests that there is little risk of
       HIV transmission from dentist to patient if proper infection control
       protocols are strictly observed.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/DIAGNOSIS/PREVENTION & CONTROL/
       *TRANSMISSION  Adult  Australia  Cross Infection  *Dentists  *Disease
       Transmission, Professional-to-Patient  Female  Florida  HIV
       Infections/DIAGNOSIS/PREVENTION & CONTROL/*TRANSMISSION  Human
       Infection Control  Male  *Patients  Risk  Risk Factors  Sequence
       Analysis, DNA  NEWSLETTER ARTICLE

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