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AUTHOR
Maria Stella Bivona
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IL RISCHIO INFETTIVO NEL RIUNITO ODONTOIATRICO
2008
CONTROLLO DI Contaminazione microbica AMBIENTALE NEGLI Ambulatori Odontoiatrici DELL'AOUP Paolo Giaccone di Palermo.
2009
EFFETTI DELLE CAMPAGNE DI VACCINAZIONE ATTIVA CONTRO L'INFLUENZA TRA IL PERSONALE DELL'AZIENDA OSPEDALIERA UNIVERSITARIA POLICLINICO DI PALERMO (AOUP)
2007
Can technical, functional and structural characteristics of dental units predict Legionella pneumophila and Pseudomonas aeruginosa contamination?
2011
Legionella pneumophila and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are common colonizers of water environments, particularly dental unit waterlines. The aim of this study was to assess whether the technical, functional and structural characteristics of dental units can influence the presence and the levels of opportunistic pathogens. Overall, 42 water samples were collected from dental units in a teaching hospital in Palermo, Italy, including 21 samples from the 21 taps supplied by the municipal water distribution system and 21 samples from oral rinsing cups at 21 dental units. L. pneumophila was present in 16 out of 21 water samples (76.2%) from dental units, and the median concentration was higher in samp…