Comparison of the collecting efficiency of microbiological air samplers

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 42-48

  Shintani, H ^a   Taniai, E ^b   Miki, A ^b   Kurosu, S ^b   Hayashi, F ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b Zama Factory   (Japan)

^c Namiki Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air sampler; Airborne micro organism; Soybean casein digest agar; Soybean casein digest agar lecithin polysorbate

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CASEIN; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; POLYSORBATE;

ACTINOMYCES; AIR SAMPLER; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROCOCCUS; PANTOEA; SOYBEAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING;

EID: 0347599029     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2003.08.015     Document Type: Article

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