Determining the HIV status of patients of three HIV-positive Navy dentists.
The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection has caused the risk of HIV transmission in the health care setting to become a major public concern. Navy medical records were reviewed to investigate the HIV status of 2,887 patients treated by three HIV-positive dentists.
Naval Dental Research Institute Detachment, National Naval Dental Center, Bethesda, Md. 20889-5602.
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D003815:Dentists; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D010361:Patients