USING A BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR TO DETECT POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CROSS-CONTAMINATION IN THE DENTAL OPERATORY
| Autor: | Raymond W. Hackney, Jerry J. Tulis, James J. Crawford |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Dentistry Dental Equipment Dental treatments Article Environmental Microbiology Humans Medicine Infection control Surveillance monitoring Saliva General Dentistry Aged Cross Infection Infection Control Mouth biology business.industry Streptococcus Middle Aged Contamination biology.organism_classification Infection control procedures Culture Media Disinfection stomatognathic diseases Dental Operatory Evaluation Studies as Topic Viridans streptococci Equipment Contamination Female business Biomarkers Disinfectants Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) |
| ISSN: | 0002-8177 |
| DOI: | 10.14219/jada.archive.1998.0103 |
| Popis: | The authors conducted a study using surveillance monitoring methodology to identify operatory contamination and to evaluate the effectiveness of infection control procedures. Viridans streptococci were evaluated as biological indicators of oral contamination. Viridans streptococci, abundant in human saliva, were detected on operatory surfaces after dental treatments were finished and surfaces were disinfected. The findings validate current concepts of infection control as demonstrated in barrier methods. |
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