Double gloving and a glove perforation indication system during the dental treatment of HIV-positive patients: Are they necessary?

British Dental Journal

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-29

  Avery, C M E ^a   Gallagher, P ^a   Birnbaum, W ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL GLOVE;

DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0033537184     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800009a     Document Type: Article

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