Aerosolization of mycobacteria and legionellae during dental treatment: Low exposure despite dental unit contamination

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2836-2843

  Dutil, Steve ^a   Veillette, Marc ^a   Mériaux, Anne ^a   Lazure, Louis ^b   Barbeau, Jean ^c   Duchaine, Caroline ^a,d  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE ROBERT SAUVÉ EN SANTÉ ET EN SÉCURITÉ DU TRAVAIL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LEGIONELLA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM; PATHOGENICITY;

AEROSOLS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL DISINFECTANTS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; LEGIONELLA; MYCOBACTERIUM; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; LEGIONELLA; MYCOBACTERIUM;

EID: 35148846318     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01395.x     Document Type: Article

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