David J. Acer

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Dr. David J. Acer was a gay American dentist in Florida who is believed to have infected five of his patients, including Kimberly Bergalis, with HIV. He tested positive for HIV in late 1986 and was diagnosed with AIDS in September 1987, three months prior to performing an invasive dental procedure on Bergalis. Acer closed his practice due to his illness in July 1989, several months before Bergalis was diagnosed with AIDS and he began to be suspected as the source of the virus. He died in September 1990.

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• CDC (1990-07-27). Possible Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus to a Patient during an Invasive Dental Procedure. Retrieved on 2007-02-28.

• CDC (1991-01-18). Epidemiologic Notes and Reports Update: Transmission of HIV Infection during an Invasive Dental Procedure -- Florida. Retrieved on 2007-02-28.

• CDC (1991-06-14). Epidemiologic Notes and Reports Update: Transmission of HIV Infection During Invasive Dental Procedures --- Florida. Retrieved on 2007-02-28.

• Barr, Stephen (1996-01-15). "The 1990 Florida Dental Investigation: Is the Case Really Closed?". Annals of Internal Medicine 124 (2): 250–254. ISSN 0003-4819. PMID 8534001. 

• Brown, David (1996-01-15). "The 1990 Florida Dental Investigation: Theory and Fact". Annals of Internal Medicine 124 (2): 255–256. ISSN 0003-4819. PMID 8534002.