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Representative

A. Enrique Acosta Gio, DDS, PhD
[email protected]

Resources 

Infection Control Guidelines, School of Dentistry at the National University of Mexico (in Spanish), November 2022

Publications

Eleven Basic Procedures/Practices for Dental Patient Safety.
Perea-Pérez B, Labajo-González E, Acosta-Gío AE, Yamalik N.J Patient Saf.
2020 Mar;16(1):36-40. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000234.PMID: 26273929

Dentists Survey on Adverse Events During Their Clinical Training.
Osegueda-Espinosa AA, Sánchez-Pérez L, Perea-Pérez B, Labajo-González E, Acosta-Gio AE.J Patient Saf. 2020 Dec;16(4):e240-e244. doi:
10.1097/PTS.0000000000000296.PMID: 29112027

Sterilization of dental handpieces.
Acosta-Gio E, Bednarsh H, Cuny E, Eklund K, Mills S, Risk D.Am J Infect Control. 2017 Aug 1;45(8):937-938. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.04.294. Epub
2017 Jun 16.PMID: 28625703 No abstract available.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among dental patients.
Apolonio-Alonso AN, Acosta-Gío AE, Bustos-Martínez J, Sánchez-Pérez L, Hamdan-Partida A.Am J Infect Control. 2011 Apr;39(3):254-5. doi:
10.1016/j.ajic.2010.09.009.PMID: 21458686 No abstract available.

Biological verification of sterilization cycles in dental clinics in Mexico.
Galeote-Carmona B, Sánchez-Pérez L, Acosta-Gío AE.Am J Infect Control. 2016 May 1;44(5):613. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.09.035. Epub 2016 Feb 15.PMID:
26887563 No abstract available.

Higher prevalence of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among dental students.
Martínez-Ruíz FJ, Carrillo-Espíndola TY, Bustos-Martínez J, Hamdan-Partida A, Sánchez-Pérez L, Acosta-Gío AE.J Hosp Infect. 2014 Mar;86(3):216-8. doi:
10.1016/j.jhin.2013.12.007. Epub 2014 Jan 14.PMID: 24548405

Dentists' Perceptions of Their SARS-CoV-2 Risk and Infection Control Needs.
Sánchez-Pérez L, de Antuñano DS, Perea-Pérez B, Labajo-González E, Acosta-Gio AE.Int Dent J. 2021 Jul 19:S0020-6539(21)00134-9. doi:
10.1016/j.identj.2021.07.002. Online ahead of print.PMID: 34465484 Free PMC article.

The effect of poverty on access to oral health care.
de la Fuente-Hernández J, Acosta-Gío AE.J Am Dent Assoc. 2007 Nov;138(11):1443-5. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.2007.0078.PMID: 17974639 No abstract available.

Sterilization of heat-resistant instruments with infrared radiation.
Mata-Portuguez VH, Pérez LS, Acosta-Gío E.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol.
2002 Jul;23(7):393-6. doi: 10.1086/502072.PMID: 12138979

Instrument processing with lauryl dimethyl benzyl ammonium bromide: a challenge for patient safety.
Bello-Gonzalez T, Rosales-Pantoja P, Acosta-Gio AE, de Waard JH.Am J Infect Control. 2008 Oct;36(8):598-601. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.10.024.PMID:
18926316

Infection control attitudes and perceptions among dental students in Latin
America: implications for dental education.
Acosta-Gío AE, Borges-Yáñez SA, Flores M, Herrera A, Jerónimo J, Martínez M, Meneses P, Peralta H, Pérez L, Portocarrero R, Rodríguez L, Castillo L, Molina M, Larrondo M, Maupomé G, Soriano I.Int Dent J. 2008 Aug;58(4):187-93. doi: 10.1111/j.1875-595x.2008.tb00347.x.PMID: 18783110

Sporicidal activity in liquid chemical products to sterilize or high-level disinfect medical and dental instruments.
Acosta-Gío AE, Rueda-Patiño JL, Sánchez-Pérez L.Am J Infect Control. 2005 Jun;33(5):307-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2004.10.005.PMID: 15947749

Dental school deans' and dentists' perceptions of infection control and HIV/AIDS patient care: a challenge for dental education in Mexico.
Vázquez-Mayoral EE, Sánchez-Pérez L, Olguín-Barreto Y, Acosta-Gío AE.AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2009 Jul;23(7):557-62. doi: 10.1089/apc.2008.0117.PMID:
19530954

Survey on attitudes toward HIV-infected individuals and infection control practices among dentists in Mexico City.
Maupomé G, Acosta-Gío E, Borges-Yáñez SA, Díez-de-Bonilla FJ.Am J Infect Control. 2000 Feb;28(1):21-4. doi: 10.1016/s0196-6553(00)90007-5.PMID:
10679133

Biologic monitoring of dental office sterilizers in Mexico.
Acosta-Gío AE, Mata-Portuguez VH, Herrero-Farías A, Sánchez Pérez L.Am J Infect Control. 2002 May;30(3):153-7. doi: 10.1067/mic.2002.121098.PMID:
11988709

Geography of pandemics: a coin toss.
Acosta-Gio E.Compend Contin Educ Dent. 2009 Jul-Aug;30(6):310-1.PMID:
19715007 No abstract available.

[Benzalkonium chloride: unacceptable to sterilize or disinfect medical or dental instruments].
Acosta-Gío E, Herrero-Farías A, Mata-Portuguez VH.Salud Publica Mex. 2001
Nov-Dec;43(6):570-3.PMID: 11816232 Spanish.

Events

The National Academy of Medicine (Mexico) and the Antimicrobial Resistance Network (National University of Mexico, UNAM) hosted an Antimicrobial Resistance Symposium available in Spanish in YouTube. A pdf file is available with the Mexico City 2021 Declaration on Antimicrobial Resistance.

La Academia Nacional de Medicina y la UNAM a través de la Red del Plan Universitario de Control de la Resistencia Antimicrobiana.
Simposio en línea: Resistencia Antimicrobiana: Enfoque Integral. One Health.
Acciones necesarias urgentes, celebrado el 7 y 8 de octubre.
https://sites.google.com/view/seminariopucra

Declaración para el Control de la Resistencia Antimicrobiana CDMX 2021.
http://www.puis.unam.mx/declaracionControlRAMCDMX.pdf

News