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INFECTION CONTROL CDC Q AND A
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iebgdentist,bgdentalbghygienest,bgdentalbgassistant,bgfrontbgdesk

HowbgarebgpathogenicbgmicroorganismsbglikebgHBVbgtransmittedbginbgthebgdentalbgsetting?bg-bganswer--
1)bgdirectbgcontactbgwithbgblood,bgoralbgfluids,bgorbgotherbgpatientbgmaterials;bg2)bgindirectbgcontactbgwithbgcontaminatedbg
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Whatbgisbgthebgdifferencebgbetweenbguniversalbgprecautionsbgandbgstandardbgprecautionsbginbgthebgclinicalbgdentalbgpra
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bglessbgofbgwhetherbgtheybgcontainbgblood;bg3)bgnonintactbgskin;bgandbg4)bgmucousbgmembranes.bgSalivabghasbgalwaysbgb

enbgconsideredbgabgpotentiallybginfectiousbgmaterialbginbgdentalbginfectionbgcontrol;bgthus,bgnobgoperationalbgdifferencebg
istsbginbgclinicalbgdentalbgpracticebgbetweenbguniversalbgprecautionsbgandbgstandardbgprecautions.

InbgthebgtextbgthebgacronymbgOPIMbgisbgusedbg-bgwhatbgdoesbgitbgreference?bg-bganswer--
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bganswer--Yes,bgasbgthatbgpositionbgdoesbgnotbgperformbgexposure-pronebgprocedures.



CanbganbgindividualbgwithbgHepatitisbgCbgworkbgasbgabgdentalbghygienist?Whybgorbgwhybgnot?bg-bganswer--
Nobgrestrictionsbgonbgprofessionalbgactivity.HCV-positivebghealth-
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bganswer--Frombgtenthbgdaybgafterbgfirstbgexposurebgthroughbgtwenty-firstbgdaybg(twenty-eighthbgdaybgifbgvaricella-

zosterbgimmunebgglobulinbg[VZIG]bgadministered)bgafterbglastbgexposure.

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HowbglongbgcanbgHBVbgsurvivebginbgdriedbgbloodbgatbgroombgtemperaturebgonbganbgenvironmentalbgsurface?bg-bganswer-
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GivenbgthebgscenariobgthatbgyoubgreceivedbgthebgprimarybgvaccinebgseriesbgforbgHBV,bgwhatbgshouldbgyoubgdobgifbgyoubgdi
notbgdevelopbganbgadequatebgantibodybgresponse?bg-bganswer--completebgabgsecondbg3-
dosebgvaccinebgseriesbgorbgbebgevaluatedbgtobgdeterminebgifbgtheybgarebgHBsAg-
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GivenbgthebgscenariobgthatbgyoubgreceivedbgthebgprimarybgvaccinebgseriesbgforbgHBV,bgwhatbgshouldbgyoubgdobgifbgyoubgar
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bgingbgprecautionsbgtobgpreventbgHBVbginfectionbgandbgthebgneedbgtobgobtainbgHBIGbgprophylaxisbgforbganybgknownbgorbgp

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Whatbgisbgthebgcausebgofbgoccupationalbgexposuresbgtobgbloodbginbgdentistrybgthatbgposesbgthebggreatestbgriskbgofbgdiseas
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stickbgorbgcutbgwithbgabgsharpbgobject),bgasbgwellbgasbgthroughbgcontactbgbetweenbgpotentiallybginfectiousbgblood,bgtissues
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Dr.bgPearcebgjustbgprovidedbgabglocalbganesthesiabginjectionbgandbgturnedbgoverbgthebgusedbgsyringebgtobgyou,bghowbgare
oubggoingbgtobgrecapbgthebgcontaminatedbgneedle?bg-bganswer--
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Whatbgisbgthebgsinglebgmostbgcriticalbgmeasurebgforbgreducingbgthebgriskbgofbgtransmittingbgdisease?bg-bganswer--
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Whybgshouldbghandbgantisepticbgproductsbghavebgabgpersistentbgeffect?bg-bganswer--
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Isbgourbgliquidbgsoapbgdispensingbgsystembgthebgideal?bgWhybgorbgwhybgnot?bg-bganswer--
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