Bacterial aerosols in dental practice - a potential hospital infection problem?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 76-81

  Rautemaa, R ^a,b   Nordberg, A ^c   Wuolijoki Saaristo, K ^d   Meurman, J H ^a,c  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d Helsinki City Health Department   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacterial aerosol; Dental surgery; Hospital bacteria; Hygiene

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTRY; DISINFECTION; FACE MASK; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PROTECTION; SAMPLING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

AEROSOLS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; CROSS INFECTION; DENTAL HIGH-SPEED TECHNIQUE; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MASKS;

EID: 33746770335     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.04.011     Document Type: Article

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