Investigation of Microbial Contamination in the Clinic and Laboratory of the Prosthodontics Department of Dental School
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
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21: e0014, 2021. tab, graf
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en Inglés
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Objective:
To determine the level of clinical contamination in the clinic and laboratory of the prosthodontics department of Kerman Dental School. Material andMethods:
Clinical surfaces of the dental units, the laboratory, and the professors' lounge of the prosthodontics department were randomly sampled. The sampled surfaces included the dental units' console, light switch, light handle, headrest, and air-water spray syringe in the clinic, plastering tables, buttons of the vibrator, polishing, and trimmer machines, acryl tables, handles of pressure pot and press machine, handpiece holders, work desks, and drawer handles in the laboratory, and desks, computer mouse and keyboard, telephone sets, and doorknob in the professor's lounge. The samples were examined for the type and growth of microorganisms. The data were entered into SPSS, where they were analyzed using the chi-square test at the 0.05 significance level.Results:
Of all the samples taken, 89.9% showed microbial contamination. The most common type of contamination was fungus (34.8%) and the least common types were Enterococcus faecalis and Staphylococcus epidermidis (1.1%). The second and third most common types of bacteria in the samples were Staphylococcus aureus (18%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (12.4%), respectively. There was no significant difference between the frequencies of microbial contamination in the clinic, the laboratory, and the professors' lounge.Conclusion:
Given the strong chance of cross-infection in the examined department and laboratory, it is necessary to enforce protocols for proper disinfection of surfaces before, between and after treatments.
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LILACS (Américas)
Asunto principal:
Facultades de Odontología
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Desinfección
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Enterococcus faecalis
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Contaminación Ambiental
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Microbiología
Tipo de estudio:
Guía de Práctica Clínica
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
Asunto de la revista:
Odontología
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Irán
Institución/País de afiliación:
Kerman University of Medical Sciences/IR
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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences/IR
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