Microbial contamination of "In use" bar soap in dental clinics

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 70-73

  Hegde, P ^a   Andrade, A ^a,b   Bhat, K ^a  

^a KLES Institute of Dental Sciences   (India)

^b Hi Tech Laboratory   (India)

Author keywords

Bar soap; Dentistry; Handwashing; Microbial. load; Soap contamination

Indexed keywords

SOAP;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM; CANDIDA; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KLEBSIELLA; MICROBIOLOGY; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS; BACTERIA; CANDIDA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SOAPS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 33847655639     PISSN: 09709290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.29888     Document Type: Article

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