Detección de especies de Legionella en el agua utilizada en las unidades dentales. Maracaibo-Venezuela
Abstract: 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 Legion...
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Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales
2009
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/3c2556dfd52d461787110052a0747910 |
| Summary: | Abstract: 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 species; and 2) To detect the presence of Legionella in the water used for hand-held equipment in dental clinics used by dentistry students at the University of Zulia. Two comparative techniques were standardized: CDC and ISO-11731, using samples prepared with the Legionella pneumophila strain ATCC 33155 and a bacteriological study of 40 water samples from four (4) dentistry teaching clinics located in the Faculty of Dentistry at LUZ, using the two aforementioned methodologies. Results showed that both techniques were sensitive to isolating Legionella in water samples, but the acid treatment was more effective than warming. Despite the use of both techniques, the presence of Legionella was not detected in any of the water samples analyzed. This study served as a basis for implementing quality control related to isolating Legionella in the waters used on a hospital level. Resumen: La presencia de cualquier microorganismo en las aguas utilizadas en las unidades dentales constituye un grave peligro tanto para el paciente como para el personal que labora en dichas unidades. La presente investigación planteó dos objetivos: 1) Implementar y comparar dos técnicas de Análisis Microbiológico del agua para el estudio de las especies de Legionella; y 2) Detectar la presencia de Legionella en el agua utilizada en las piezas de mano de las clínicas odontológicas utilizadas por los estudiantes de Odontología de la Universidad del Zulia. Se estandarizaron dos técnicas comparativas: CDC y la ISO-11731, mediante el uso de muestras preparadas con una cepa de Legionella pneumophila ATCC 33155 y se realizó un estudio bacteriológico de 40 muestras del agua de cuatro (4) clínicas odontológicas docentes ubicadas en la Facultad de ... |
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