title: Authors' response.
authors.affiliation: Director of Occupational, Health and Safety and Patient Advocate, The Forthsyth Institute, Cambridge, Mass.
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eklund
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marianos
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003729:Dental Care; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans