Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in indoor air flora of a district hospital, Mandya, Karnataka

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 197-200

  Nandalal, P ^a   Somashekar, R K ^a  

^a BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Colony forming unit (CFU); Nosocomial infections; Transient flora

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLING; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH RISK; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INDOOR AIR; PATHOGENICITY;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLOSTRIDIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KARNATAKA; MANDYA; SOUTH ASIA;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34247159193     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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