Bacterial contamination potential of personal protective equipment itself in dental aerosol-producing treatments.
Aerosols
CHX
Contamination
Infection control
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Journal
Odontology
ISSN: 1618-1255
Titre abrégé: Odontology
Pays: Japan
ID NLM: 101134822
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
13 Sep 2023
13 Sep 2023
Historique:
received:
25
06
2023
accepted:
18
08
2023
medline:
13
9
2023
pubmed:
13
9
2023
entrez:
13
9
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Personal protective equipment (PPE) has long been a high priority in dental aerosol-producing treatments. Since COVID-19 pandemic, its importance has increased yet again. While importance of PPE in preventing transmission and thus possible infection of pathogens is well known, contamination potential of PPE after treatment itself is less investigated. This review aims to give an overview of the current literature and contamination potential (viral, blood, bacterial) of components of protective equipment itself. The literature search was performed using the Medline database; furthermore, a hand search was conducted. Last search took place on 23 November 2022. Two categories of hygiene-related keywords were formed (category A: mask, face shield, goggles, eyewear, personal protective equipment; category B: contamination, aerosol). Each keyword from one category was combined with all keywords from the other one. In addition, the keyword "dental" was always added. First, a title and abstract screening was performed. Afterward, a full-text analysis was followed for the included studies. A total of 648 search hits were found in the Medline database. 47 were included after title and abstract screening. 22 studies were excluded after full-text analysis, 25 studies were included. The hand search resulted in 4 studies that were included. Bacterial contamination of PPE after treatment has been adequately studied, contamination with blood less. Microorganisms mainly originate from the oral and cutaneous flora; however, a transmission of potential pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus or Escherichia coli was also described. Studies showing transmission pathways starting from PPE and its various components are lacking. No measures have yet been described that fully protect the protective equipment from contamination. There is growing awareness that PPE itself can be a source of pathogen transmission, and thus possible infection. Therefore, not only wearing of protective clothing, but also conscious handling of it is crucial for transmission and possible infection prevention. However, studies showing transmission pathways starting from PPE and its various components are lacking. Several studies have investigated what measures can be taken to protect the protective equipment itself. So far, none of the methods evaluated can prevent contamination of PPE.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37702832
doi: 10.1007/s10266-023-00848-3
pii: 10.1007/s10266-023-00848-3
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s).
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