title: A barrier technique for laboratory pressure pot.
abstract: A routine culture of the internal surfaces of a laboratory pressure pot was performed. Candida albicans, Pseudomonas sp., and an unidentified gram-negative rod were isolated. Disposable plastic bags filled with water were used as a barrier to cross contamination during polymerization of repair acrylic resin in a pressure pot. No leakage of plastic bags occurred. The technique is practical and inexpensive.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Paprocki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Udugama
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003780:Denture Repair; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D007754:Laboratories, Dental; D011312:Pressure; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins