Forensic Luminol Blood Test for Preventing Cross-contamination in Dentistry: An Evaluation of a Dental School Clinic.

Marcelo Carlos Bortoluzzi, Peterson Cadore, Andrea Gallon, Soraia Almeida Watanabe Imanishi

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Article in International journal of preventive medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Detection of Visually Imperceptible Blood Contamination in the Oral Surgical Clinic using Forensic Luminol Blood Detection Agent.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry
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Marcelo Carlos BortoluzziDepartment of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Ponta Grossa State University, Brazil ; Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, West of Santa Catarina University, Brazil.

Peterson CadoreDepartment of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, West of Santa Catarina University, Brazil.

Andrea GallonDepartment of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, West of Santa Catarina University, Brazil.

Soraia Almeida Watanabe ImanishiDepartment of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, West of Santa Catarina University, Brazil.

Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina · BRUniversidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa · BR

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Abstract

backgroundMore than 200 different diseases may be transmitted from exposure to blood in the dental setting. The aim of this study is to identify possible faults in the crosscontamination chain control in a dental school clinic searching for traces of blood in the clinical contact surfaces (CCS) through forensic luminol blood test.

methodsTraces of invisible blood where randomly searched in CCS of one dental school clinic.

resultsForty eight surfaces areas in the CCS were tested and the presence of invisible and remnant blood was identified in 28 (58.3%) items.

conclusionsWe suggest that the luminol method is suitable for identifying contamination with invisible blood traces and this method may be a useful tool to prevent cross-contamination in the dental care setting.

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Bloodbloodborne pathogenscross-contaminationdental settingdentistry

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