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Cross-contamination

Cross-contamination is when a harmful or disease-causing microorganism gets transferred unintentionally from one object to another. The bacteria from raw food contaminating cooked food is the most common cause of cross-contamination.

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Can I have herpes on using unsterilized instruments?

Query: Hello doctor, I required deep cleaning of my teeth. So I came to my hometown and started seeing my family dentist, to whom my entire family has been going for a couple of years. One week ago, I started the treatment, which was deep cleaning on one side of the teeth. I always dreaded cross-contamina...  Read Full »


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Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The doctors do use adequate asepsis before any procedure. I am sure in your case, too, all strict precautions for sepsis would have been followed. Reusing the same instruments is unethical, and I do not think that it would be done in good clinics. Moreover, as most o...  Read Full »

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