Table 1.
Survey of contamination with MRSA in the surfaces of the dental operatory.
| Clinic | Patient no. |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient 1 |
Patient 2 |
Patient 3 |
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| Implant |
Pedo |
Prosthetic |
Restorative |
Oral medicine |
Implant |
Pedo |
Prosthetic |
Restorative |
Oral medicine |
Implant |
Pedo |
Prosthetic |
Restorative |
Oral medicine |
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| Surface | Bt | At | Bt | At | Bt | At | Bt | At | Bt | At | Bt | At | Bt | At | Bt | At | Bt | At | Bt | At | Bt | At | Bt | At | Bt | At | Bt | At | Bt | At |
| Dental chair arm rest | – | – | – | 42 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Floor beneath the dental chair | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | – | 3 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 30 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | 40 | – | – | – | – | |
| The sink/faucet | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 80 | 2 | 20 | – | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Towel dispenser | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 35 | – | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tools table handle | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 9 |
| Light handle | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| X-ray viewer | – | −75 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Files | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Head rest | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | – | – | – | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 58 |
| Bench | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | – | 70 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Clinic | Patient no. |
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| Patient 4 |
Patient 5 |
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| Implant |
Pedo |
Prosthetic |
Restorative |
Oral medicine |
Implant |
Pedo |
Prosthetic |
Restorative |
Oral medicine |
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| Surface | Bt | At | Bt | At | Bt | At | Bt | At | Bt | At | Bt | At | Bt | At | Bt | At | Bt | At | Bt | At |
| Dental chair arm rest | – | – | - | – | – | – | 14 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | 15 | – | 6 |
| Floor beneath the dental chair | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| The sink/faucet | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – |
| Towel dispenser | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tools table handle | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Light handle | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 95 |
| X-ray viewer | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 150 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Files | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 200 |
| Head rest | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 |
| Bench | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Bt. = Before treatment, At. After treatment.
(–) = No MRSA colonies.