Water quality in water lines of dental units in the Public Dental Health Service in Göteborg, Sweden

Swedish Dental Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 161-172

  Dahlén, Gunnar ^a,b   Alenäs Jarl, Elna ^a,b   Hjort, Gunilla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Public Dental Health Service Folktandvården in Göteborg   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Dental unit water lines; Legionella pneumophila

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MICROBIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL CLINICS; DENTAL DISINFECTANTS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; RISK FACTORS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SWEDEN; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 76049124980     PISSN: 03479994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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