Use of HIV postexposure prophylaxis by dental health care personnel: An overview and updated recommendations

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 133, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1619-1626

  Cleveland, Jennifer L ^a   Barker, Laurie ^b   Gooch, Barbara F ^b   Beltrami, Elise M ^b   Cardo, Demise ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTIST; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VIRUS LOAD;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DENTAL AUXILIARIES; DENTISTS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 0038718651     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2002.0109     Document Type: Article

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