Microbiological evaluation of dental unit water systems in general dental practice in Europe

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 412-418

  Walker, J T ^a   Bradshaw, D J ^a,k   Finney, M ^a   Fulford, M R ^b   Frandsen, E ^c   Ostergaard E ^c   Ten Cate, J M ^d   Moorer, W R ^d   Schel, A J ^d   Mavridou, A ^e   Kamma, J J ^e   Mandilara, G ^e   Stosser L ^f   Kneist, S ^f   Araujo, R ^g   Contreras, N ^g   Goroncy Bermes, P ^h   O'Mullane, D ⁱ   Burke, F ⁱ   Forde, A ⁱ   O'Sullivan, M ⁱ   Marsh, P D ^a,j   more..

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Shepton Mallet   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^f FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^h SCHÜLKE AND MAYR GMBH   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^j LEEDS DENTAL INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^k Givaudan SA   (Switzerland)

more..

Author keywords

Biofilm; Cross infection contamination; Dental unit water system; Legionellae; Opportunistic pathogens

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CROSS INFECTION; DENMARK; DENTISTRY; EUROPE; FUNGAL DETECTION; GERMANY; GREECE; IRELAND; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCUS; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOFILMS; BLOOD; CANDIDA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EUROPE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MOUTH; MYCOBACTERIUM; STREPTOCOCCUS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 7644242418     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2004.00151.x     Document Type: Article

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