Occupational risk for Legionella infection among dental healthcare workers: meta-analysis in occupational epidemiology.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The occupational risk for Legionella infection among dental healthcare workers (DHCWs) is conjectured because of the risk of routine inhalation of potentially contaminated aerosols produced by the dental instruments. Nevertheless, occupational epidemiology studies are contrasting. This meta-analysis assessed the level of scientific evidence regarding the relative occupational risk for Legionella infection among DHCWs.

Methods

Literature search was performed without time and language restrictions, using broad data banks (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, GOOGLE Scholar) and generic keywords ('legionella' AND 'dent*'). Analytical cross-sectional studies comparing prevalence of high serum Legionella antibody levels in DHCWs and occupationally unexpo

SUBMITTER: Petti S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5734417 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature