感染した歯科医から患者へのHIV感染の欠如. 流行病学およびDNA配列分析を行いました

G M Dickinson1, R E Morhart, N G Klimas

  • 1Medical Service, VA Medical Center, Miami, FL 33125.

JAMA
|April 14, 1993
PubMed
まとめ

この研究では,普遍的な予防措置が講じられた場合に,歯科医から患者へのヒト免疫不全ウイルス (HIV) 感染が最小限に認められた. 広範囲にわたる歯科医の検査は,感染制御プロトコルの厳格な遵守を保証するよりも好ましいものではありません.

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