Pediatric dentists are at increasing risk of exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Therefore, a nationwide survey was conducted to describe pediatric dentists' use of barrier techniques and infection-control procedures and to identify factors that might impede their use. Questionnaires were mailed to a random sample of 1581 practicing pediatric dentists. Seven hundred fifty-two co...

or "all" of the procedures, and few reported use of additional personal protective equipment, such as double sleeves (8% of respondents), plastic aprons (11%), or double gloves (11%). Details on the number of medical students who reported use of personal protective equipment during "most" or "all" procedures are shown in Table 1. The main factors identified by medical students as being importan...

This study was conducted in response to one of the research needs of National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), i.e. the application of nanomaterials and nanotechnology in the field of occupational safety and health. In order to fill this important knowledge gap, the equilibrium solubility and diffusion of carbon tetrachloride and ethyl acetate through carboxylated nitrile b...

Microbiology laboratories use containment equipment such as safety cabinets and isolators or respiratory protective equipment to protect workers against aerosol infection hazards. There is a perception amongst microbiologists that using sharps within containment equipment would increase the operator’s chance of accidental injury due to losses of dexterity within containment and so respiratory p...

BACKGROUND There are inconsistencies about the effects of farmworker housing and workplace conditions and use of self-protective behavior practices and personal protective equipment (PPE). OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between workplace and housing conditions and farmworker use of pesticide safety practices and PPE. METHODS This study was conducted in 4 counties in North Carolina...

Hypersensitivity reactions caused by latex products are ascribed to proteins elutingfrom the products, but the detailed properties of the responsible proteins have not been revealed yet. We have speculated that defense-related proteins biosynthesised in a rubber tree comprise the major part of the allergens. The aim of this study is to ascertain whether defense-related proteins are extracted fr...