Survey of dental hygienists and healthcare workers for microorganisms in the oral cavity

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 163-167

  Nomura, Y ^a   Takeuchi, H ^a   Senpuku, H ^a   Ida, H ^b   Yoshikawa, E ^b   Koyama, K ^c   Kanazawa, N ^c   Hanada, N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^b Kawagoe shi   (Japan)

^c Foundation for promotion of Japanese Aerospace Technology   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lactobacilli; Mutans streptococci; Opportunistic pathogen; Oral hygiene

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ASSISTANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MOUTH FLORA; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; BACTERIUM; DENTAL CARIES; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH;

ADULT; BACTERIA; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; ORAL HYGIENE;

EID: 0036021979     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101560200028     Document Type: Article

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