Detection of the Legionella Species in Water used in Dental Units. Maracaibo, Venezuela

• Main Authors: Lisette Sandrea Toledo (Author), América Paz Montes (Author), Eyilde Piña Reyes (Author), María Sandrea Fereira (Author), Javiera Navarro (Author), María Paula Chacín (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales, 2009-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The presence of any microorganism in the water used in dental units constitutes a serious danger for both the patient and the personnel that work there. The present investigation had two aims: 1) To implement and compare two microbiological water analysis techniques for studying the Legionella speci...