Evaluation of environmental bacterial contamination and procedures to control cross infection in a sample of Italian dental surgeries.

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Published in Occup Environ Med on November 01, 2000

Authors

S Monarca1, M Grottolo, D Renzi, C Paganelli, P Sapelli, I Zerbini, G Nardi

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Hygiene and Preventive Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Brescia, Via Valsabbina 19, I-25123 Brescia, Italy. monarca@master.cci.unibs.it

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