Microorganisms on toothbrushes at day-care centers
作者:
MalmbergEssan,
BirkhedDowen,
NorveniusGunnar,
NorénJörgen G.,
DahlénGunnar,
期刊:
Acta Odontologica Scandinavica
(Taylor Available online 1994)
卷期:
Volume 52,
issue 2
页码: 93-98
ISSN:0001-6357
年代: 1994
DOI:10.3109/00016359409029061
出版商: Taylor&Francis
关键词: Day-care center;microorganisms;public dental health;toothbrushes
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Malmberg E, Birkhed D, Norvenius G, Nordn JG, Dahldn G. Microorganisms on toothbrushes at day-care centers. Acta Odontol Scand 1994;52:93-98. Oslo. ISSN 00016357.The microflora on 44 toothbrushes at 4 day-care centers in the city of Goteborg have been investigated as a presumptive risk factor for transmission of microorganisms by children. Non-supervised toothbrushing without the use of toothpaste was performed at the day-care centers twice a day. Streptococci, predominantly S. salivarius, S. sanguis, and S. mitis, were the most frequently recorded group of microorganisms and generally constituted the greatest part of the flora (on average, 50%). Beta-hemolytic streptococci were not found in any sample. Haemophilus species were noted in 82% of the samples, H. parainfluenzae being the most frequent, and H. influenzae being identified in only one sample. Anaerobes constituted on average a third of the microflora. Staphylococci were identified in 86% of the samples, S. epidermidis dominating. Fungi including molds were found in 50% of the samples, and from one day-care center large numbers of enteric organisms were identified. Thus this study shows that unsupervised toothbrushing at day-care centers can be questioned, more from a general hygienic point of view than from the risk of transmitting serious pathogens.
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