Table 1: Bacterial species identified from dental aerosols collected during the ultrasonic scaling procedure in each case (n=15).
Case number |
Microorganisms isolated |
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Group 1 |
Case 1 |
Clostridium beijerinki Pasteurella muktocida Prevotella sp. Ralstonia pickettii |
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Case 2 |
Corynebacterium glucoronolyticum Streptococcus constellatus |
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Case 3 |
Echerichia coli Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
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Case 4 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
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Group 2 |
Case 5 |
Staphylococcus aureus |
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Case 6 |
Eggertella lenta |
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Case 7 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pseudomonas sp. |
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Case 8 |
Morganella morgani Pseudomonas aeruginosa Staphylococcus chromogenes |
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Case 9 |
No bacterial growth |
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Case10 |
Vibrio vulnificus Actinomyces sp. |
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Case 11 |
Corinebacterium sp. Enterococcus fecalis Escherichia coli |
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Case 12 |
Escherichia coli Staphylococcus aureus |
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Case 13 |
No bacterial growth |
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Case 14 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
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Case 15 |
Proteus sp. Streptococcus sp. Ralstonia pickettii Staphylococcus aureus Porphyromonas asaccharolytica Eggerthela lenta |