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Protein detection by fluorescence of manually cleaned high-speed dental handpieces

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 April 2022

Fábio B. Souza ,
Camila Q.M. Bruna Open the ORCID record for Camila Q.M. Bruna [Opens in a new window] ,
Rosa A.B. Mesiano Open the ORCID record for Rosa A.B. Mesiano [Opens in a new window] ,
Regina M.B. Cicarelli Open the ORCID record for Regina M.B. Cicarelli [Opens in a new window] ,
David Perrett  and
Kazuko U. Graziano
Fábio B. Souza*
Affiliation:
Department of Prosthodontics and Oral Facial Surgery, Federal University of Pernambuco. Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Camila Q.M. Bruna
Affiliation:
Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Rosa A.B. Mesiano
Affiliation:
National Health Surveillance Agency, Federal Government, Brasília, Brazil
Regina M.B. Cicarelli
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, School of Pharmacy, State University of São Paulo, Araraquara, Brazil
David Perrett
Affiliation:
Queen Mary, University of London, William Harvey Research Institute, London, United Kingdom
Kazuko U. Graziano
Affiliation:
Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
*
Author for correspondence: Fábio B. Barbosa de Souza, DDS, MSc, PhD, E-mail: Fabio.souza@ufpe.br
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Abstract

We analyzed the effectiveness of manual cleaning protocols performed on high-speed dental handpieces, using protein identification by fluorescence. Although one protocol was able to able to lower the amount of protein, >40% of the handpieces showed amounts of residual protein at unacceptable levels.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 44 , Issue 5 , May 2023 , pp. 840 - 842
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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