Evaluation of the effectiveness of decontamination of dental syringes

British Dental Journal

Volumn 189, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 620-624

  Vickery, K ^a   Pajkos, A ^a   Cossart, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DUCK; EVALUATION; HEAT; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; METHODOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYRINGE; ULTRASOUND; VIROLOGY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER VAPOR;

ANIMALS; DECONTAMINATION; DENTAL DISINFECTANTS; DUCKS; GLUTARAL; HEAT; HEPATITIS VIRUS, DUCK; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; STEAM; STERILIZATION; SYRINGES; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 0034627332     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800847a     Document Type: Review

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