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ArticleEthiopian journal of health sciences2023

What Is Going on in Indoor Air Quality of a University Hospital in Northern Cyprus?

Meryem Güvenir, Ufuk Kaya, Dilek Özçelik, Kaya Süer

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Article in Ethiopian journal of health sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Meryem GüvenirFaculty of Health Sciences, Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University, Morphou, Cyprus.
Ufuk KayaDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University, Morphou, Cyprus.
Dilek ÖzçelikDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University, Morphou, Cyprus.
Kaya SüerDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus.
University of Cyprus · CYNear East University · CY

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: There are two main purposes of microbial monitoring of the inanimate hospital environment. One of them is to monitor hygiene standards, and the second is to determine the presence of nosocomial pathogens. This study was aimed to investigate the indoor environment of the different departments of a university hospital. Methods: The prospective study was conducted in a university hospital, a teaching hospital with 143 beds and 30 ICU beds, and a hospital with 6 different wards in Northern Cyprus. Active air sampling was done by using an air IDEAL 3P device. Air samples were taken at 38 points defined before in different parts of the hospital. Results: Our results showed a low level of microorganisms' numbers in microbial airborne communities in a university hospital. Moreover, our results indicated that the temperature of the hospital's indoor environment is not significantly related to the airborne microbial community. On the other hand, our results indicate that the Aspergillus species were mostly isolated in the drug preparation room. Conclusion: The studies have shown that one of the causes of hospital infections is the microorganisms entering the airborne microbial communities. In this case, epidemiology and pathogenesis of airborne microbial communities should be understood.

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Air Pollution, IndoorAir MicrobiologyBacteriaColony Count, MicrobialCyprusFungiHospitals, UniversityHumansProspective StudiesbacteriahospitalIndoor air quality

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PMID37576165
PMCPMC10416329
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