title: Dentists, allied professionals with AIDS.
abstract: With about a million people in the United States infected with HIV, health care providers increasingly will encounter infected patients. To minimize transmission in the workplace, recommended infection control measures, including universal precautions, should be followed strictly.
authors.affiliation: Division of HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Ga. 30333.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ciesielski
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gooch
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hammett
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Metler
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D003726:Dental Assistants; D003756:Dental Hygienists; D003797:Dental Staff; D003815:Dentists; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010361:Patients; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016635:Universal Precautions