ASSESSING VIRAL RETENTION - AND ELIMINATION IN ROTARY DENTAL INSTRUMENTS

被引:15
作者
EPSTEIN, JB
REA, G
SIBAU, L
SHERLOCK, CH
LE, ND
机构
[1] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA,VANCOUVER,BC V6T 1W5,CANADA
[2] ST PAULS HOSP,DEPT PATHOL,DIAGNOST VIROL & REFERENCE LAB,VANCOUVER,BC V6Z 1Y6,CANADA
[3] BRITISH COLUMBIA AGCY,DIV EPIDEMIOL BIOMETRY & OCCUPAT ONCOL,VANCOUVER,BC,CANADA
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10.14219/jada.archive.1995.0028
中图分类号
R78 [口腔科学];
学科分类号
1003 ;
摘要
The authors of this article used a laboratory model of herpes simplex virus infection to assess the potential for contamination of dental handpieces by a human viral pathogen. They found that although all the handpieces in the study were fitted with antiretraction valves, it was not until the units were flushed internally and disinfected externally that the pathogens were eliminated.
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