Comparison of the efficacies of disinfectants to control microbial contamination in dental unit water systems in general dental practices across the European union

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1380-1387

  Schel, A J ^a,b   Marsh, P D ^c,k   Bradshaw, D J ^c,l   Finney, M ^c   Fulford, M R ^d   Frandsen, E ^e   Ostergaard E ^e   Ten Cate, J M ^b   Moorer, W R ^b   Mavridou, A ^f   Kamma, J J ^f   Mandilara, G ^f   Stosser L ^g   Kneist, S ^g   Araujo, R ^h   Contreras, N ^h   Goroncy Bermes, P ⁱ   O'Mullane, D ^j   Burke, F ^j   O'Reilly, P ^j   Hourigan, G ^j   O'Sullivan, M ^j   Holman, R ^a   Walker, J T ^c   more..

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d University of Aarhus ^*

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^g FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

ⁱ SCHÜLKE AND MAYR GMBH   (Germany)

^j UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^k LEEDS DENTAL INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^l Givaudan SA   (Switzerland)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; DISINFECTANTS; YEAST;

DENTAL UNIT WATER SYSTEMS (DUWS); PATHOGENS; TOTAL VIABLE COUNTS (TVC);

MICROBIOLOGY;

BORIC ACID; DISINFECTANT AGENT; EDETIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL PRACTICE; DISINFECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33144488455     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.72.2.1380-1387.2006     Document Type: Article

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