Validation of an in-office dental unit water monitoring technique

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 207-211

  Karpay, Richard I ^a   Plamondon, Thomas J ^b   Mills, Shannon E ^c   Dove, S Brent ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Kadena Air Base   (Japan)

^c Robins AFB   (United States)

^d 78th Dental Squadron ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL FACILITY; ECONOMICS; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROPORE FILTER; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AGAR; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL OFFICES; DISINFECTANTS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; EVALUATION STUDIES; MAINTENANCE; MICROPORE FILTERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0031992780     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.1998.0179     Document Type: Article

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