Evidence of aerosolised floating blood mist during oral surgery

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 359-364

  Ishihama, K ^a   Koizumi, H ^a   Wada, T ^a   Iida, S ^a   Tanaka, S ^a   Yamanishi, T ^a   Enomoto, A ^a   Kogo, M ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Dental settings; Occupational infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROSOL; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DENTAL DEVICE; DENTAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; ORAL SURGERY; PARTICULATE MATTER; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROSOLS; AGED; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BLOOD; CHILD; DENTAL HIGH-SPEED EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGERY, ORAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61349092843     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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