Effective control of dental chair unit waterline biofilm and marked reduction of bacterial contamination of output water using two peroxide-based disinfectants

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 192-205

  Tuttlebee, C M ^a   O'Donnell, M J ^a   Keane, C T ^b   Russell, R J ^a   Sullivan, D J ^a   Falkiner, F ^c   Coleman, D C ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aerobic bacteria; Biofilm; Dental chair waterlines; Dental clinic; Dental disinfectants; Dental handpieces; Environmental microbiology; Gram negative bacteria; Water microbiology

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SANOSIL HWP BLUE; STERILEX ULTRA; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOFILM; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CELL DENSITY; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTISTRY; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; IRELAND; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL DISINFECTANTS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTISTRY; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GUIDELINES; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; IRELAND; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PEROXIDES; RISK FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0036836048     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1282     Document Type: Article

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