Transmission of HIV in the dental clinic and elsewhere

Oral Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2002, Pages 126-135

  McCarthy, Gillian M ^a,b   Ssali, C S ^c   Bednarsh, H ^d,e   Jorge, J ^f   Wangrangsimakul, K ^g   Page Shafer, K ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE   (Canada)

^c Entebbe Hospital   (Uganda)

^d Boston Public Health Commissions   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^g PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Dentistry; HIV transmission; Oral sex; Postexposure prophylaxis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ZIDOVUDINE; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR;

AIRBORNE INFECTION; BREAST FEEDING; CHEMOTHERAPY; CROSS INFECTION; DENTAL CLINIC; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUBERCULOSIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSMISSION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS INFECTION; DENTAL CLINICS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TUBERCULOSIS; ZIDOVUDINE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL;

EID: 0036361307     PISSN: 1354523X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1601-0825.8.s2.3.x     Document Type: Review

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