| microbial contamination of dental unit waterlines in istanbul, turkey. | the water used in dental unit waterlines (duwls) acts as a coolant for the high-speed equipment and as an irrigant during dental treatments. there are kind of water tanks. duwls provide a favorable environment for microbial biofilm and multiplation primarily due to the high surface in the tubing and the character of fluid dynamics in narrow, smooth-walled waterlines. biofilms can harbour opportunist pathogens such as legionella sp., pseudomonas sp. several studies have shown that duwls have high ... | 2008 | 18210208 |
| comparison of in vitro activities of tigecycline with other antimicrobial agents against streptococcus pneumoniae, haemophilus influenzae and moraxella catarrhalis in two university hospitals in istanbul, turkey. | we compared the in vitro activities of tigecycline with those of other agents against 97 streptococcus pneumoniae, 140 haemophilus influenzae and 54 moraxella catarrhalis strains isolated in two large university hospitals in istanbul. | 2009 | 19390189 |