Plasma cleaning of dental instruments

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-41

  Whittaker, A G ^a   Graham, E M ^a   Baxter, R L ^a   Jones, A C ^a   Richardson, P R ^a   Meek, G ^b   Campbell, G A ^a   Aitken, A ^a   Baxter, H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CJD; Decontamination; Dentistry; Endodontics; Plasma; Prions

Indexed keywords

ARGON; OXYGEN; PRION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; ENDODONTICS; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; PLASMA; PRION; PRION DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ARGON; DECONTAMINATION; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GASES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OXYGEN; PRION DISEASES; STERILIZATION;

EID: 0346338094     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2003.09.019     Document Type: Article

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