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Objective: To investigate the viral contamination of invasive medical instruments in dentistry and to provide health administrative institutions with surveillance data. Methods: Sterilized samples were randomly collected from the department of dentistry to detect HBV-DNA, HCV-RNA, HIV-RNA and HBsAg. Results: Of the invasive medical instruments that were sterilized with 2% glutaraldehyde, one of the samples was positive for HBV-DNA, and another sample was positive for HBsAg. Conclusion: Though massive virus contamination of invasive medical instruments in dentistry has been reduced to a low level, the occurrence of contamination still remains.
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Zhou, Lf., Zhu, Hh., Lin, J. et al. Surveillance of viral contamination of invasive medical instruments in dentistry. J. Zhejiang Univ. - Sci. B 7, 745–748 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.2006.B0745
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