| Literature DB >> 9297947 |
F Ramos-Gomez1, J Ellison, D Greenspan, W Bird, S Lowe, J L Gerberding.
Abstract
The authors evaluated accidental exposures to blood and body fluids reported to a hotline or to health officials at four dental teaching clinics. The authors used a standard questionnaire to solicit and record data regarding each exposure. During a 63-month period, 428 parenteral exposures to blood or body fluids were documented. Dental students and dental assistants had the highest rates of exposure. Syringe needle injuries were the most common type of exposure, while giving injections, cleaning instruments after procedures and drilling were the activities most frequently associated with exposures.Mesh：
Year: 1997 PMID： 9297947 DOI： 10.14219/jada.archive.1997.0402
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Dent Assoc ISSN： 0002-8177 Impact factor: 3.634