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Hepatitis C virus and dental health workers: an update
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Oral Health & Preventive Dentistry. Hanover Park: Quintessence Publishing Co Inc, v. 12, n. 4, p. 313-321, 2014.
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WOS:000348624300004
Autor
Garbin, Cléa Adas Saliba
Souza, Neila Paula de
Vasconcelos, Romes Rufino de
Garbin, Artênio José Isper
Villar, Lívia Melo
Resumen
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a worldwide health problem, affecting over 130 million individuals. The virus is transmitted parenterally, making health care professionals a risk group for infection. For this reason it is important that dental health-care workers recognise the symptoms of the infection, which can be present in the oral cavities of hepatitis C-infected individuals. Moreover, dental health-care workers should know how to manage hepatitis C-infected individuals during dental treatment and the measures to prevent nosocomial spread of HCV. Thus, the purpose of this study was to perform a review of HCV epidemiology, natural history, transmission, diagnosis, treatment and prevention focusing on oral manifestations in and dental management strategies for HCV-infected individuals. Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)