Detection and quantification of dental unit water line contamination by oral streptococci

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 504-509

  Petti, Stefano ^a   Tarsitani, Gianfranco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CROSS INFECTION; DENTAL CARE; FLUID INTAKE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MOUTH; PREVALENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33744828945     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/504500     Document Type: Article

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