Quantitative and qualitative assessment of microbial aerosols in different indoor environments of a dental school clinic.
Airborne bacteria and fungi
Bio-aerosol
Dental school clinic
PM concentration
Journal
Aerobiologia
ISSN: 0393-5965
Titre abrégé: Aerobiologia (Bologna)
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 9890372
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
09
03
2020
accepted:
21
11
2020
pubmed:
20
1
2021
medline:
20
1
2021
entrez:
19
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In the indoor environment of dental clinics, dental staff and patients are exposed to various types of infectious agents transported by aerosols and particles, generated during dental procedures, promoting an increased risk of cross-infection. The aim of this study was to determine the levels and diversity of microbial aerosol in relation to particle load in five different departments of a dental school clinic. The air samples were collected by an active single-stage Andersen sampler during the treatment procedure. The mean concentrations of airborne bacteria were in the range of 52-1030 and 8-844 CFU/m
Identifiants
pubmed: 33462523
doi: 10.1007/s10453-020-09679-z
pii: 9679
pmc: PMC7805567
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
217-224Informations de copyright
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