Recent advances in the treatment of viral hepatitis.
The viral hepatitis viruses and the diseases they cause are presented in terms of their importance to the practice of dentistry. Each virus will be discussed in terms of its epidemiology, risk of transmission in dentistry, and steps that can be taken to avoid transmission. The scope of this review emphasizes publications from 1996-1999.
Little
J W
JW
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA. jwlittle@mediaone.net
D004266:DNA Virus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D018178:Flaviviridae Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D029407:GB virus C / Q000145:classification; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens / Q000097:blood; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D003699:Hepatitis D / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D017757:Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient / Q000517:prevention & control; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D022783:Torque teno virus / Q000145:classification; D016635:Universal Precautions
D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines