Quality control for diagnostic oral microbiology laboratories in European countries

Journal of Oral Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue 2011, 2011, Pages

  Rautemaa Richardson, Riina ^a,b,c   Van der Reijden, Wil A ^d   Dahlen, Gunnar ^e   Smith, Andrew J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^f GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Endodontic; Multicentre; Oral microbiology; Periodontal pocket; Periodontitis; Quality control; Root canal

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE;

AGGREGATIBACTER ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUROPE; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MATERIALS HANDLING; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PARVIMONAS MICRA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; QUALITY CONTROL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAFETY; STANDARDIZATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84864824385     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20002297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/jom.v3i0.8395     Document Type: Article

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