An analysis of the persistent presence of opportunistic pathogens on patient-derived dental impressions and gypsum casts

International Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 62-68

  Egusa, Hiroshi ^a   Watamoto, Takao ^a   Abe, Keiko ^a   Kobayashi, Munemasa ^a   Kaneda, Yoshitoshi ^a   Ashida, Shunji ^a   Matsumoto, Takuya ^a   Yatani, Hirofumi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CALCIUM SULFATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CANDIDA; CHEMISTRY; CROSS INFECTION; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL IMPRESSION; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGINATES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CALCIUM SULFATE; CANDIDA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DENTAL CASTING INVESTMENT; DENTAL IMPRESSION MATERIALS; DENTAL IMPRESSION TECHNIQUE; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL MODELS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 38849154104     PISSN: 08932174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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