Microbial contamination of dental unit waterlines

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-179

  Szymańska, Jolanta ^a   Sitkowska, Jolanta ^b   Dutkiewicz, Jacek ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dental unit waterlines; Dentistry; Microbiological contamination

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CROSS INFECTION; DENTAL CLINIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOSPITAL WASTE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; RISK FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 57449083608     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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