Legionella contamination of dental-unit waters
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Impact of a Risk Management Plan on Legionella Contamination of Dental Unit Water
The study aimed to assess the prevalence of Legionella spp. in dental unit waterlines of a dental clinic and to verify whether the microbiological parameters used as indicators of water quality were correlated with Legionella contamination. A risk management plan was subsequently implemented in the dental health care setting, in order to verify whether the adopted disinfection protocols were ef...
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0099-2240,1098-5336
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.4.1491-1491.1996