Bacterial and fungal counts in hospital air: Comparative yields for 4 sieve impactor air samplers with 2 culture media

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1405-1408

  Gangneux, Jean Pierre ^a   Robert Gangneux, Florence ^b   Gicquel, Guirec ^a   Tanquerel, Jean Jacques ^b   Chevrier, Sylviane ^a   Poisson, Magali ^a   Aupée, Martine ^a   Guiguen, Claude ^a  

^a PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGAL DETECTION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; MYCOSIS;

AIR; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; FUNGI; HOSPITALS;

EID: 33845976362     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/508840     Document Type: Article

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