David J. Acer

David J. Acer (November 11, 1949 – September 3, 1990) was an American dentist in Florida who is believed to have infected five of his patients, including Kimberly Bergalis, with HIV.cite web
url=http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00001679.htm
title=Possible Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus to a Patient during an Invasive Dental Procedure
accessdate=2007-02-28
author=CDC
authorlink= Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
date=1990-07-27 ] cite web
url=http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00001877.htm
title=Epidemiologic Notes and Reports Update: Transmission of HIV Infection during an Invasive Dental Procedure -- Florida
accessdate=2007-02-28
author=CDC
authorlink= Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
date=1991-01-18 ] cite web
url=http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00014428.htm
title=Epidemiologic Notes and Reports Update: Transmission of HIV Infection During Invasive Dental Procedures --- Florida
accessdate=2007-02-28
author=CDC
authorlink= Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
date=1991-06-14 ]

Acer 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.cite journal
last = Barr
first = Stephen
date = 1996-01-15
title = The 1990 Florida Dental Investigation: Is the Case Really Closed?
journal = Annals of Internal Medicine
volume = 124
issue = 2
pages = 250–254
issn = 0003-4819
url = http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/124/2/250
accessdate = 2007-02-28
pmid = 8534001 ] cite journal
last = Brown
first = David
date = 1996-01-15
title = The 1990 Florida Dental Investigation: Theory and Fact
journal = Annals of Internal Medicine
volume = 124
issue = 2
pages = 255–256
issn = 0003-4819
url = http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/124/2/255
accessdate = 2007-02-28
pmid = 8534002 ]

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