ReviewActa bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis2020
Passive air sampling: the use of the index of microbial air contamination.
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- Study on the Effectiveness of a Copper Electrostatic Filtration System "Aerok 1.0" for Air Disinfection.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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- A comprehensive review of microbial contamination in the indoor environment: sources, sampling, health risks, and mitigation strategies.Frontiers in public health · 2023Review
- Passive Bioaerosol Samplers: A Complementary Tool for Bioaerosol Research. A Review.Journal of aerosol science · 2022Article
- Assessment of a Biosafety Device to Control Contamination by Airborne Transmission during Orthodontic/Dental Procedures.International journal of dentistry · 2022Article
- A novel dental biosafety device to control the spread of potentially contaminated dispersion particles from dental ultrasonic tips.PloS one · 2021Article
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- Evaluation of effects of essential oil vapors on the bacterial count in bioaerosols.Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFPArticle
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Abstract
backgroundBioaerosol plays an important role in human life with potentially infectious, allergic and toxic effects. Active and passive methods can be used to assess microbial air contamination, but so far there is not a unanimous consensus regarding the indications about methods to be used and how to interpret the results. The passive method has been standardized by the Index of Microbial Air contamination (IMA). Classes of contamination and maximum acceptable levels of IMA have been proposed, related to different infection or contamination risks. The aim of this study was to provide information about the use of the passive sampling method, with reference to the IMA standard.
methodsWe searched PubMed and Scopus for articles published until January 2020 reporting the citation of the article by Pasquarella et al. "The index of microbial air contamination. J Hosp Infect 2000". Only studies in English language where the IMA standard was applied were considered. Studies regarding healthcare settings were excluded.
results27 studies were analyzed; 12 were performed in Europe, 8 in Asia, 5 in Africa, 2 in America. Cultural heritage sites, educational buildings and food industries were the most common indoor monitored environments; in 8 studies outdoor air was monitored.
conclusionsThis review has provided a picture of the application of standard IMA in different geographic areas and different environments at risk of airborne infection/contamination. The analysis of the results obtained, together with a wider collection of data, will provide a useful contribution towards the definition of reference limits for the various types of environments to implement targeted preventive measures.
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