Evaluation of mycological contamination of dental unit waterlines

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 153-155

  Szymańska, Jolanta ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Contamination; Dental unit waterlines; Fungi; Water

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR MONITORING; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS AMSTELODAMI; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS GLAUCUS; ASPERGILLUS REPENS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA CURVATA; CITROMYCES; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTIST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS; GEOTRICHUM CANDIDUM; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM ASPERGILLIFORME; PENICILLIUM PUSILLUM; PENICILLIUM TUROLENSE; SCLEROTIUM SCLEROTIORUM; WATER CONTAMINATION;

DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL OFFICES; FUNGI; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLAND; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS GLAUCUS; ASPERGILLUS REPENS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA CURVATA; EUROTIUM AMSTELODAMI; FUNGI; GALACTOMYCES GEOTRICHUM; PENICILLIUM; SCLEROTIUM (ASCOMYCOTA);

EID: 21544451122     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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