Prevention of infection in dental procedures

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-25

  Matsuyama, M ^a,b   Usami, T ^a   Masuda, K ^a   Niimi, N ^a   Ohta, M ^a   Ueda, M ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Chunichi Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air turbine handpiece; Bacterial strains; Cross infection; Dental vacuum suction

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; AUTOCLAVE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DENTISTRY; DENTURE; DISINFECTION; FLUSHING; INFECTION; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SUCTION;

EID: 0031059413     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(97)90164-X     Document Type: Article

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