What is the dentist's occupational risk of becoming infected with hepatitis B or the human immunodeficiency virus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11035404 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E Capilouto (Alabama Department of Public Health), E I Capilouto, Milton C Weinstein, David Hemenway (0000-0002-8125-1690), Deborah Cotton (0000-0003-1605-6749) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 587-589 |
| Publication date | 1992-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.82.4.587 |
| PMID | 1546781 |
| OpenAlex | W2149915308 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
Surveys have shown that dentists are reluctant to treat persons infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, dentists are much more willing to treat patients with infectious hepatitis B virus (HBV). This study shows that the annual cumulative risk of infection from routine treatment of patients whose seropositivity is undisclosed is 57 times greater from HBV than from HIV, and that the risk of dying from HBV infection is 1.7 times greater than the risk of HIV infection, for which mortality is almost certain
Hepatitis · Hepatitis B · Hepatitis B virus · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Virus · Hepatitis B Virus Studies · Hepatitis C virus research · Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments · Immunology · Medicine · Virology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2004 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |