Evaluation of fungal contamination in operating rooms using a dusting cloth pad: comparison among different sampling methods
| Autor: | Maria Teresa Montagna, Christian Napoli, Cerquetani F, Maria Grazia Deriu, Ida Mura, Daniela D'Alessandro, Vescia N |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Air sampling
Operating Rooms Waste management Epidemiology business.industry Health Policy Environmental surveillance Fungal contamination Dust Environmental Monitoring Equipment Contamination Equipment and Supplies Hospital Fungi Italy Air Microbiology Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Sampling (statistics) Contamination Microbial contamination Hospital Infectious Diseases Equipment and Supplies Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | American journal of infection control. 41(7) |
| ISSN: | 1527-3296 |
| Popis: | To evaluate microbial contamination in hospitals environments, several methods are available, each one having its limitations. Therefore, the choice of system to use is open. This study compares the ability of a dusting cloth pad (DC pad) with 2 other methods (Rodac contact plate and air sampling) to detect contamination because of filamentous fungi in operating rooms, performing 110 sampling campaigns in hospitals of 3 Italian cities. Overall, 96% of the DC pad samples were positive compared with 51% of Rodac plates (P .0001) and 35% of air samples (P .0001). Authors conclude that the DC pad improves the ability to detect an environmental contamination of filamentous fungi. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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