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ArticleJournal of veterinary science2026

Airborne bacterial profiling and air disinfection efficacy in small animal hospitals in South Korea.

Dongryeoul Bae, Yuseung Kim, Kwang-Young Song, Jung-Hee Kwon, Jungwhan Chon

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Article in Journal of veterinary science, 2026. 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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Dongryeoul BaeCenter for Research and Development, TracoWorld Ltd., Hwaseong 18515, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4754-5580
Yuseung KimCenter for Research and Development, TracoWorld Ltd., Hwaseong 18515, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3424-3628
Kwang-Young SongDepartment of Companion Animal Health and Pet Industry, Daegu Haany University, Gyeongsan 38610, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5619-8381
Jung-Hee KwonNPChemBio Co., Ltd., Jinju 52839, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4099-4006
Jungwhan ChonDepartment of Food Science and Biotechnology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea. 1000cda@kangwon.ac.kr.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9400-5571

Funding

Korea Technology and Information Promotion Agency for SMEs RS-2025-02323035Ministry of EducationNational Research Foundation of Korea
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

importanceAirborne bacteria contribute to environmental hygiene challenges and may increase infection risk in veterinary hospitals.

objectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of a high-pressure spray disinfection system using neutral electrolyzed water to reduce airborne bacterial concentrations in veterinary hospitals and to characterize clinically relevant airborne pathogens and antimicrobial resistance.

methodsActive air sampling was performed before and after disinfection in multiple room types across five small animal hospitals in South Korea. Total airborne bacterial concentrations were quantified as colony-forming units per cubic meter. Representative colonies were identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, with confirmatory sequencing for selected isolates. Susceptibility testing was performed for

resultsMean airborne bacterial concentrations decreased from 358.2 to 150.6 colony-forming units per cubic meter (58% reduction; CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: High-pressure neutral electrolyzed water spraying significantly reduced airborne bacterial loads in veterinary clinical environments, supporting routine air disinfection and microbial surveillance as components of infection prevention programs.

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Air MicrobiologyBacteriaDisinfectionHospitals, AnimalAnimalsRepublic of Koreaantimicrobial drug resistanceBioaerosolselectrolyzed waterhypochlorous acidiInfection control

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PMID41494742
PMCPMC12891827

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