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ReviewArhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju2025

Managing and monitoring indoor air quality and surface decontamination in healthcare environments.

Giovanni Cappelli, Ilaria Rapi, Stefano Dugheri, Niccolò Fanfani, Veronica Traversini, Antonio Baldassarre, Anna Korelidou, Maali-Amel Mersel, Filippo Baravelli, Marinos Louka and 2 more

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Review in Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Giovanni CappelliUniversity of Florence, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Florence, Italy.
Ilaria RapiUniversity of Florence, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Florence, Italy.
Stefano DugheriLink Campus University, Department of Life Science, Health, and Health Professions, Rome, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3078-7188
Niccolò FanfaniUniversity of Florence, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Florence, Italy.
Veronica TraversiniUniversity of Florence, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Florence, Italy.
Antonio BaldassarreUniversity of Florence, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Florence, Italy.
Anna KorelidouEMBIO Diagnostics Ltd, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Maali-Amel MerselResysten Hungary Kft., Budapest, Hungary.
Filippo BaravelliCLASS srl, Budrio, Italy.
Marinos LoukaEMBIO Diagnostics Ltd, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Nicola MucciUniversity of Florence, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Florence, Italy.
Lina KourtellaEMBIO Diagnostics Ltd, Nicosia, Cyprus.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Indoor air quality (IAQ) in healthcare facilities is a critical yet often underestimated factor associated with adverse health effects and increased risk of infectious outbreaks. Key pollutants include volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particulate matter, and various biological agents such as bacteria and viruses. While numerous variables contribute to IAQ, European regulations still have significant gaps, having historically focused more on individual substances than on the overall air environment. This review examines the most relevant IAQ parameters, current technologies available for their detection, and the regulatory landscape at the European level. Special attention is given to real-time monitoring systems. We also propose a concise operational guideline for IAQ management which combines continuous monitoring, evidence-based mitigation, and improvements to reduce exposure, increase resilience to airborne and surface threats, and produce measurable safety outcomes for patients and healthcare personnel within hospital settings.

Indexed as

Air Pollution, IndoorDecontaminationEnvironmental MonitoringHealth FacilitiesHumansParticulate MatterVolatile Organic CompoundsParticulate MatterVolatile Organic Compoundsairborne contaminantsbacteriabakterijebolesnicibolničke infekcijeEuropean regulationseuropska regulativaexposure risk mitigationhealthcare-associated infectionshealthcare workershlapljivi organski spojevilebdeće česticepatientssmanjenje rizika od izloženostivirusesvirusivolatile organic compoundszagađivala u zrakuzdravstveni radnici

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PMID41491979
PMCPMC12772487

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