Decontamination of dental unit water systems with hydrogen peroxide

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 201-206

  Zanetti, Franca ^a   De Luca, G ^a   Tarlazzi, P ^a   Stampi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decontamination; Dental unit water; Hydrogen peroxide; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DECONTAMINATION; OXIDATION;

CONTACT TIME; DENTAL UNIT WATER; DISTILLED WATER; MICROBIAL PATHOGENS; PILOT UNITS; PS. AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WATER CONTACTS; WATER SYSTEM;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; WATER;

DISEASE CONTROL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICROBIOLOGY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CLINIC; DILUTION; DISINFECTION; DISTILLATION; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0041877657     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2003.01378.x     Document Type: Article

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