Associated post: "Water under refriferator"

I have wet/dry vac'ed about 8 gallons of water from my finished
basement. I left the carpet wet and ran fans over it for several days
with windows open and the furnace fan on. Then I bought a dehumidifier.
It's finally dry. However, there's a slight mildewy smell down there.
What should/can I do?

Thanks!

Spray it with bleach or junk it.

You need to replace that carpet now or be burdened with mold forever.
All you did was breed pathogens for several days.

I had a similar problem, then had Sears come and clean the carpet.
After they left, it was almost already dry, left the windows open for a
day, then put a dehumidifier in there set at 40%.

It's been good ever since.