REPLY
Don't Share Razors or Toothbrushes
Craig N. Shapiro, MD
15 July 1994 | Volume 121 Issue 2 | Pages 153-154
IN RESPONSE:
The recommendations presented in the editorial specifically addressed counseling of patients known to be infected with one of the hepatitis viruses. Regarding general recommendations in households or institutions, I concur with Dr. Frothingham that sharing of razors and toothbrushes should be avoided, both to prevent blood exposure and to reduce the risk for transmission of hepatitis viruses and other blood-borne viruses [1].
1. Simonds RJ, Rogers MF. HIV prevention—bringing the message home. N Engl J Med. 1993; 329:1883-5.
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