Abstract
To the Editor: The information in the report by Klein et al. (Jan. 14 issue)1 hit the dental community like a firestorm when it was first presented at a meeting last June. Instead of emphasizing the intended message of low risk to dental personnel, the trade media and many public health officials used the 1 dentist out of 1309 professionals who was reported positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as evidence that the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) could be contracted through the skin by a dentist who was not wearing gloves.2 Multiple needle sticks and other factors were downplayed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 112-114 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | New England Journal of Medicine |
Volume | 319 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 14 1988 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine