Occurrence of Legionella Pneumophila in Water Distribution Systems in Dental Practices in Latvia

Collection of Scientific Papers: Research articles in medicine & pharmacy, 2014: Internal Medicine. Surgery. Medical Basic Sciences. Stomatology. Pharmacy. 2014
Olga Valciņa, Daina Pūle, Svetlana Makarova, Kristīne Ceļmalniece, Aivars Bērziņš, Ilze Akota, Angelika Krūmiņa

The aim of the study was to investigate the occurrence of Legionella contamination of water distribution systems in dental practices. A total of 185 samples were collected from 74 dental practices. Samples were taken from water taps in dental practices (n = 79) and from dental unit waterline (n = 106).

Keywords
Legionella pneumophila, dental units, Latvia
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Valciņa, O., Pūle, D., Makarova, S., Ceļmalniece, K., Bērziņš, A., Akota, I., Krūmiņa, A. Occurrence of Legionella Pneumophila in Water Distribution Systems in Dental Practices in Latvia. In: Collection of Scientific Papers 2014 : Research Articles in Medicine & Pharmacy : Internal Medicine, Surgery, Medical Basic Sciences, Stomatology, Pharmacy. Rīga: RSU, 2014. pp.33-39. ISBN 978-9984-793-66-5. ISSN 1691-497X.

Publication language
English (en)