A case series: Herpes simplex virus as an occupational hazard

Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-66

  Browning, William D ^a   McCarthy, James P ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b Quadex Pharmaceuticals LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ARM; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; CASE REPORT; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTIST; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HAND DISEASE; HERPES LABIALIS; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; NECK; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; VIROLOGY;

AEROSOLS; ARM; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; DENTISTS; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; HAND DERMATOSES; HERPES LABIALIS; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; KERATITIS, HERPETIC; NECK; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84856612561     PISSN: 14964155     EISSN: 17088240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8240.2011.00469.x     Document Type: Review

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