Update: Transmission of HIV Infection ... Dental Procedure

Abstract:
[ARCHIVED] Possible transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection during an invasive dental procedure was previously reported in a young woman (patient A) with AIDS. Patient A had no identified risk factor for HIV infection and was infected with a strain of HIV closely related to that of her dentist as determined by viral DNA sequencing. A follow-up investigation has identified four additional patients of the dentist who are infected with HIV. Laboratory and epidemiologic investigation has been completed on three of these patients (Table 1); two are infected with strains closely related to those of the dentist and patient A but not to strains from other persons residing in the same geographic area as the dental practice. The follow-up investigation included review of medical records of the dentist and interviews of former staff on the infection control procedures of the dental practice. The CDC held a meeting in February 1991 to discuss the risk of HIV transmission to patients during invasive procedures.

Publication: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)


Date Published: 1/18/1991

Pages: 12

Location Code: 14017