Table 1 The search strategy in PubMed and Scopus databases
From: Bacterial biofilm prevalence in dental unit waterlines: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Search | Query |
|---|---|
PubMed | ("Biofilms"[MeSH Terms] OR "Biofilms"[Text Word] OR "Microbial Biofilm"[Text Word] OR "Bacterial Biofilm"[Text Word] OR "Fungal Biofilm"[Text Word] OR "Contamination"[Text Word] OR "Microbial Contamination"[Text Word] OR "Containment of Biohazards"[MeSH Terms]) AND ((("Waterline"[Text Word] OR "Water line"[Text Word] OR "Waterlines"[Text Word] OR "Water lines"[Text Word]) AND ("Dental"[Text Word] OR "Dental Chair"[Text Word] OR "Dental unit"[Text Word])) OR ("DUWL"[Text Word] OR "DUWLs"[Text Word] OR "DUW"[Text Word])) |
Scopus | ( ( ( ( TITLE-ABS-KEY ( dental) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY ( “Dental Chair”) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY ( “Dental unit”))) AND ( ( TITLE-ABS-KEY ( waterline) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY ( “Water line”) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY ( waterlines) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY ( “Water lines”)))) OR ( ( TITLE-ABS-KEY ( duwl) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY ( duwls) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY ( duw)))) AND ( ( TITLE-ABS-KEY ( biofilms) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY ( “Microbial Biofilm”) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY ( “Bacterial Biofilm”) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY ( “Fungal Biofilm”) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY ( contamination) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY ( “Microbial Contamination”))) |