Fatal Extraction. The Story Behind The Florida Dentist Accused Of Infecting His Patients With HIV And Poisoning Public Health

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers
Publisher Place: San Francisco
Publisher Year: 1997
Edition: First Edition

Description: 226 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: This in-depth examination of a compelling public health case takes you step-by-step through the world of medical detective work, as the Centers for Disease Control determine whether Dr. Acer did infect Kimberly Bergalis and other patients, and, if so, whether Acer's actions were accidents or acts of premeditated murder. At the same time, it raises a myriad of public health issues that are of concern to us all.Fatal Extraction clearly shows how the Centers for Disease Control--and other government agencies--respond to the Bergalis case and similar incidents, examines why government officials act as they do, and questions what they can do differently. As the book unravels the mysteries surrounding Kimberly Bergalis's tragic infection, it informs readers of the actions we can expect (and should demand) our government to take to protect the health of patients, medical workers, and all citizens.Mark Carl Rom is assistant professor of Government and Public Policy, Georgetown University, and a Robert Wood Johnson Scholar of Health Policy and Research at the University of California, Berkeley. Rom also served as Project Manager of the U.S. General Accounting Office's inquiry into the CDC's handling of the Bergalis/Acer case.

ISBN: 9780787909918