PMID- 18322732
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20080814
LR  - 20220317
IS  - 0343-8651 (Print)
IS  - 0343-8651 (Linking)
VI  - 56
IP  - 6
DP  - 2008 Jun
TI  - Effect of biocides on biofilm bacteria from dental unit water lines.
PG  - 619-24
LID - 10.1007/s00284-008-9136-6 [doi]
AB  - Microbial biofilm formation in dental unit water lines (DUWL) is a phenomenon 
      that has been recognized for nearly four decades. Water delivered by DUWL can 
      harbor high numbers of bacteria, including opportunistic pathogens. Biofilms on 
      tubing within DUWL may serve as a reservoir for these microorganisms and should 
      therefore be controlled. In this study, the effects of eight biocides were 
      monitored on DUWL biofilms individually and in combination by epifluorescence 
      microscopy and total viable counts (TVC). The effects of sodium dodecyl sulphate 
      (SDS), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), phenol (Phe), Tween 
      20 (Tw 20), ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), chlorohexidine gluconate 
      (CHX), and povidine iodine (PI) were tested on DUWL biofilms alone and in 
      combination. PI was found to have negligible effects on biofilm removal either 
      applied alone or in combined form with CHX. Applying all biocides simultaneously 
      did not completely eliminate viable bacteria nor did they remove biofilm. 
      Overall, when combined, the biocides performed better than singly applied 
      products. The most effective biocides were NaOCl and Phe (both alone and in 
      combination).
FAU - Liaqat, I
AU  - Liaqat I
AD  - Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, 
      Lahore, 54590, Pakistan. iramliaq@hotmail.com
FAU - Sabri, A N
AU  - Sabri AN
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20080306
PL  - United States
TA  - Curr Microbiol
JT  - Current microbiology
JID - 7808448
RN  - 0 (Dental Disinfectants)
RN  - 0 (Disinfectants)
SB  - IM
MH  - Biofilms/*drug effects/growth & development
MH  - Colony Count, Microbial
MH  - Dental Disinfectants/*pharmacology
MH  - Dental Equipment/*microbiology
MH  - Disinfectants/*pharmacology
MH  - Equipment Contamination/prevention & control
MH  - Infection Control, Dental
MH  - Microbial Viability/*drug effects
MH  - *Water Microbiology
EDAT- 2008/03/07 09:00
MHDA- 2008/08/15 09:00
CRDT- 2008/03/07 09:00
PHST- 2007/10/07 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2008/01/18 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2008/03/07 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2008/08/15 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2008/03/07 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1007/s00284-008-9136-6 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Curr Microbiol. 2008 Jun;56(6):619-24. doi: 10.1007/s00284-008-9136-6. Epub 2008 
      Mar 6.