Risk of exposure to Legionella in dental practice

Annals of Agriculture and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-12

  Szymańska, Jolanta ^a,b,c  

^a Annals of Agric and Environ Med   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dental unit waterlines; Legionella; Occupational hazards

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; LEGIONELLA ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AEROSOL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTAL CARE; HEALTH HAZARD; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION RISK; LEGIONELLA; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STAFF; WATER QUALITY; WORKPLACE;

AEROSOLS; BIOFILMS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL OFFICES; DENTAL STAFF; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; LEGIONELLA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 3042704358     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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