Gooch B, Marianos D, Ciesielski C, Dumbaugh R, Lasch A, Jaffe H, Bond W, Lockwood S, Cleveland J
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga 30333.
J Am Dent Assoc. 1993 Jan;124(1):38-44. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.1993.0006.
This report reviews data pertaining to the hypothesis that transmission of HIV to five patients of a Florida dentist with AIDS resulted from the patient-to-patient transfer of infectious materials through the reuse of contaminated instruments. Findings strongly suggest that patient-to-patient transmission of HIV through contaminated handpieces, prophylaxis angles or anesthetic needles or cartridges did not occur in this practice.
