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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-2-10
pubmed:abstractText
Routine military screening identified human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in an asymptomatic dentist who had three prior negative antibody tests. A look-back investigation evaluated the provider and the practice and provided notification, counseling, and HIV testing for patients. Test results were linked to dental procedures categorized by levels of invasiveness. Of 1631 patients tested, all were negative for antibody to HIV. Analysis of 12,164 procedures on 876 patients determined 20.5% of patients had procedures from the highest stratum of invasiveness; 42% had only low-risk exposure. Stratification of the degree of invasive exposure and clinical evaluation of disease stage in the infected health care worker are important in look-back investigations. The early stage of disease in the provider, the adherence to infection control precautions, and the low percentage of invasive procedures may have contributed to the lack of transmission. These results are consistent with current assessment that risk of transmission of HIV during invasive medical procedures is low.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0022-1899
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
169
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8277171-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:8277171-Chi-Square Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:8277171-Child, pubmed-meshheading:8277171-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:8277171-Contact Tracing, pubmed-meshheading:8277171-Dental Records, pubmed-meshheading:8277171-HIV Seropositivity, pubmed-meshheading:8277171-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8277171-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:8277171-Infection Control, pubmed-meshheading:8277171-Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient, pubmed-meshheading:8277171-Male, pubmed-meshheading:8277171-Military Dentistry, pubmed-meshheading:8277171-Military Personnel, pubmed-meshheading:8277171-Multivariate Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:8277171-Pediatric Dentistry, pubmed-meshheading:8277171-Poisson Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:8277171-Regression Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:8277171-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:8277171-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:8277171-United States, pubmed-meshheading:8277171-Universal Precautions
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Look-back investigation after human immunodeficiency virus seroconversion in a pediatric dentist.
pubmed:affiliation
US Army Health Services Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234-6000.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports