Management of dental unit waterline biofilms in the 21st century

Future Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1209-1226

  Odonnell, Mary J ^a   Boyle, Maria A ^a   Russell, Ronnie J ^b   Coleman, David C ^a  

^a DUBLIN DENTAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

aerobic heterotrophic bacteria; biofilm; biofilm management; contaminated aerosols; dental chair water quality; dental unit waterlines; electrochemically activated solutions; endotoxins; environmental bacteria

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; CITRIC ACID; EDETIC ACID; ENDOTOXIN; FLUORIDE SODIUM; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; PERACETIC ACID; POVIDONE IODINE; SILVER; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOFILM; DISINFECTION; HEATING; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PIPELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOFILMS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DETERGENTS; DISINFECTANTS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 80054810014     PISSN: 17460913     EISSN: 17460921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/fmb.11.104     Document Type: Review

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