Estimates of the Risk of Endemic Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus and Human Immunodeficiency Virus to Patients by the Percutaneous Route During Invasive Surgical and Dental Procedures (Draft)

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pr~aiI~yof tran~smission: af ter a per.~ xpsr have
-In,1ue1 t'h~ observed values~ of 0,3%; and3h also,ded arb--i-,trarity ehoseni reducto In alue's by 'a
t~ct cA~~ ~,Co 1i in C)
The procbabi.Ii*I&y of trari~mission f rom an 1HIV a,~i or H~
positaive surgeon tn a ~]e~ten a e*~atsdby the
prcutA*,B*C For HIV, the probabilit rang 4 O 0.0024%(
in 41, 67) tO-00024% (I 4161607),,,For He,the
prL b38y arqS,rom 0.24% (1 i417) to.~%(1, in 4,67)
(77ab.e 1, C^umin D,)0 As noted abo, theea *t&tos, otl the risk
of~~~~ w~ ~xniinaec~itr*th observed experiea=ein
prospective studies of sur or 44n~itsw~ *ither-had a~u~
WBV~~i irfe;i ~ w er e c rrJers.o i~ii at9n mn
wa ientiied ~ ~it ( sedrae
C1. c %.- Y7~e eo~~ltdaatn
11 traities.
t Y. cr e asu(rg~on ma w50
hre a~s 4t ni,~i~ frt ieo
mL -a tz~i yeax' a ipictice
a, rer 1yea0 roand f9r,,., 11 tot f
(' vc~r~1 3SOO r *ars.
r% i ee niphoIvaI hav
m6 j t~rML bthey,
$;':a).aa~ ilo ea, a4CQee~~5 ft~
perfor sby3,ach weid at& ar4u

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