Isolation of an unusual fungus in treated dental unit waterlines

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 134, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 853-858

  Porteous, Nuala B ^a   Redding, Spencer W ^a   Thompson, Elizabeth H ^a   Grooters, Amy M ^b   De Hoog, Sybren ^c   Sutton, Deanna A ^a  

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

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DENTAL CARE; DISINFECTION; DNA SEQUENCE; EXOPHIALA; EXOPHIALA MESOPHILA; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS; FUNGUS ISOLATION; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; WATER SUPPLY; BACTERIAL COUNT; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; TIME;

BACTERIA; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL DISINFECTANTS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EXOPHIALA; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; OXIDES; TIME FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0042783104     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2003.0283     Document Type: Article

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