| ID (ISN) del documento | 26755 |
| Número CIS |
77-490 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0959-8146 - British Medical Journal |
| Año |
1976 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Goubran G.F., Cullens H., Zuckerman A.J., Eddleston A.L.W.F., Williams R. |
| Título |
Hepatitis B virus infection in dental surgical practice. |
| Información bibliográfica |
4 Sep. 1976, Vol.2, No.6035, p.559-560. 14 ref. |
| Resumen |
61 dental surgeons were interviewed. 6 had a history of hepatitis. The results of serological studies are given and discussed. Dental surgeons may be more at risk from hepatitis B infection than the general population: use of sharp instruments in a field contamined with saliva and possibly blood, potentially infectious aerosol projected by ultrasonic rotary instruments and air and water sprays. While hospital dental surgeons may be particularly vulnerable, they can take appropriate precautions if the HBsAg status of the patients is known. In the present study the infection rate in hospital dentists was low. Measures recommended: medical history, emphasising hepatitis, blood transfusion or drug abuse; referral of suspected cases for blood testing; use of mask and gloves when treating HBsAg-positive patients; injection of hepatitis B immunoglobulin if the skin is punctured and contaminated with potentially HBsAg-positive material. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
servicios odontológicos; hepatitis vírica |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
Reino Unido; prevención del contagio; reacciones serológicas; inmunización; encuesta |
| Tipo de documento |
- |
| Tema(s) |
Patología profesional
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Health care services
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Viral diseases (other than aids)
Liver diseases
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