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Table 2 Prevalence of Legionella spp. and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in samples from dental unit waters

From: Italian multicenter study on infection hazards during dental practice: Control of environmental microbial contamination in public dental surgeries

 

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

 

Legionella spp

Negative n. (%)

Positive n. (%)

Total n. (%)

Negative

47 (54.0)

11 (12.7)

58 (66.7)

Positive

28 (32.2)

1 (1.1)

29 (33.3)

Total

75 (86.2)

12 (13.8)

87 (100.0)

  1. One-tailed Fisher's exact test p = 0.042
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