       Document 0319
 DOCN  M9640319
 TI    The 1990 Florida Dental Investigation: is the case really closed? [see
       comments]
 DT    9604
 AU    Barr S
 SO    Ann Intern Med. 1996 Jan 15;124(2):250-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96124767
 CM    Comment in: Ann Intern Med 1996 Jan 15;124(2):255-6
 AB    In 1994, a magazine article, a newspaper article, and a segment of the
       television newsmagazine 60 Minutes presented information that cast doubt
       on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's conclusion that a
       dentist in Florida had infected six of his patients with the human
       immunodeficiency virus (HIV). These reports were based on previously
       unavailable documentary evidence, which suggested that the infected
       patients had unreported or undetected risk factors for HIV infection and
       that the molecular analyses used to determine that the dentist and his
       patients had the same strains of HIV had potentially serious flaws. A
       recent article in this journal sought to dismiss the relevance of this
       information in the eyes of the scientific community. That report,
       however, failed to respond directly to many key pieces of evidence, and
       it offered no rebuttal beyond personal invective and a reassertion of
       previously published material. Although scientists and clinicians should
       not rely solely on media reports when drawing conclusions about this
       complex and controversial case, they deserve a chance to consider and
       reflect on this material in a meaningful way.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*TRANSMISSION  Centers for Disease
       Control and Prevention (U.S.)  Dentists/*LEGISLATION & JURISPRUD
       Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient/*LEGISLATION &  JURISPRUD
       Florida  Human  United States  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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