ArticleCurrent microbiology2009
A study of air microbe levels in different areas of a hospital.
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- Interventional Effect of Nanosilver Paint on Fungal Load of Indoor Air in a Hospital Ward.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2021Article
- Fungi in the indoor air of critical hospital areas: a review.Aerobiologia · 2021Review
- Concentration and type of bioaerosols before and after conventional disinfection and sterilization procedures inside hospital operating rooms.Ecotoxicology and environmental safety · 2018Article
- Profiles of Environmental Mold: Indoor and Outdoor Air Sampling in a Hematology Hospital in Seoul, South Korea.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Antibiotic Resistance Patterns and Virulence Determinants of Different SCCmec and Pulsotypes ofThe open microbiology journal · 2017Review
- Assessment of multi-contaminant exposure in a cancer treatment center: a 2-year monitoring of molds, mycotoxins, endotoxins, and glucans in bioaerosols.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2017Article
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- Occurrence of airborne vancomycin- and gentamicin-resistant bacteria in various hospital wards in Isfahan, Iran.Advanced biomedical research · 2016Article
- Longitudinal Metagenomic Analysis of Hospital Air Identifies Clinically Relevant Microbes.PloS one · 2016Article
- A simple novel device for air sampling by electrokinetic capture.Microbiome · 2015Article
- Construction and application of an intelligent air quality monitoring system for healthcare environment.Journal of medical systems · 2014Article
- Assessment of the levels of airborne bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, and fungi in hospital lobbies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2013Article
- Bioaerosol sampling for airborne bacteria in a small animal veterinary teaching hospital.Infection ecology & epidemiology · 2013Article
- Evaluation of microbiological air quality and of microclimate in university classrooms.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2012Article
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Abstract
Airborne transmission is an important route for many microbial pathogens in outdoor and indoor environments, including hospitals. A 2-year-long survey of bioaerosol quality in operating theatres (OT), hospital rooms (HR) and maternity wards (MW) at a hospital in Murcia, Spain, was performed. Total aerobic counts (TAC) and fungal load (FL) were assessed using a microbiological air sampler (MAS-100 single-stage impactor). While fungal levels were below 1 cfu/m(3) (0-7.33 cfu/m(3)) in OT, they were higher in MW (mean, 6.9 cfu/m(3); range 0.44-44.67 cfu/m(3)) and in HR (mean, 10.6 cfu/m(3); range, 0-266 cfu/m(3)). In OT the aerobic counts were considerably higher, with a mean of 25.6 cfu/m(3) (range, 1.67-157 cfu/m(3)). MW and HR also showed higher means for total aerobic counts compared to OT. Seasonal changes were not detected in mould and bacteria levels in OT. Hospital renovation occurred during this study and OT adjacent to renovated areas were closed. A survey of TAC and FL in OT resumed when renovation was completed. We observed an outstanding increase in FL (more than 100 cfu/m(3)), particularly Aspergillus spp., during this period, but no significant changes in TAC were observed after renovation.
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