Hospital airborne microbial pollution in a desert country

Autor: Abdulbari Bener, A.A. Jaffal, H Nsanze, Ibrahim M. Banat, A. S. Ameen, AA Eimogheth
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: Environment International, Vol 23, Iss 2, Pp 167-172 (1997)
ISSN: 0160-4120
DOI: 10.1016/s0160-4120(97)00003-2
Popis: The level of airborne microbes in hospitals is unknown in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). An investigation of the quantity and quality of airborne microbes in Al-Ain hospital, UAE, was carried out to establish standards for future reference. Using a bacteria mechanical air sampler, microbiological samples were collected from different hospital units. The bacterial and fungal isolates were enumerated and identified. The variables were coded, entered, and processed by the Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) with p
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