Concentration and species composition of aerobic and facultatively anaerobic bacteria released to the air of a dental operation area before and after disinfection of dental unit waterlines

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 301-307

  Szymańska, Jolanta ^a   Dutkiewicz, Jacek ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Air; Bacteria; Dental unit waterlines; Dentistry; Disinfection

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; DENTAL CLINIC; DISINFECTION; NONHUMAN; WATER SUPPLY;

AEROSOLS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLAND;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACILLI (CLASS); CORYNEBACTERIACEAE; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 57449100262     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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