ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Microbiological Contamination of the Office Environment in Dental and Medical Practice.
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- Effect of Video-Assisted Reflective Practice on Infection Control Performance During Oral Hygiene Procedures Performed by Dental Hygienists.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2026Trial
- Antimicrobial resistance in dental unit waterlines: a scoping review of microbial diversity, resistance patterns, and knowledge gaps.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Review
- Antibiotic Resistance in Dentistry: A Review.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Persistent enrichment of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella in oral and nasal communities during long-term starvation.Microbiome · 2024Article
- The influence of various sample storage conditions and sample bacterial contamination on concentrations of routine biochemical parameters.Journal of medical biochemistry · 2024Article
- Initial waterline contamination byMicrobiology spectrum · 2024Article
- Knowledge about methods of disinfection of dental impression among dentists from Ecuador post SARS-COV-2 pandemic.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Occurrence and prevalence of Legionella species in dental chair units in Germany with a focus on risk factors.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
The microbiological contamination of the environment in independent healthcare facilities such as dental and general practitioner offices was poorly studied. The aims of this study were to describe qualitatively and quantitatively the bacterial and fungal contamination in these healthcare facilities and to analyze the antibiotic resistance of bacterial pathogens identified. Microbiological samples were taken from the surfaces of waiting, consulting, and sterilization rooms and from the air of waiting room of ten dental and general practitioner offices. Six surface samples were collected in each sampled room using agar contact plates and swabs. Indoor air samples were collected in waiting rooms using a single-stage impactor. Bacteria and fungi were cultured, then counted and identified. Antibiograms were performed to test the antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial pathogens. On the surfaces, median concentrations of bacteria and fungi were 126 (range: 0-1280) and 26 (range: 0-188) CFU/100 cm
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