Quantitative and qualitative analysis of microorganisms in an assisted reproductive technology facility

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 847-853

  Herlong, Jason L ^a   Reubish, Ken ^b   Higdon III, H Lee ^b   Boone, William R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Andrology laboratory; ART laboratory; bacteria; clean room; embryology laboratory; fungi; microorganisms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BREVIBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM AMYCOLATUM; EMBRYOLOGY; LABORATORY; LABORATORY INFECTION; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ANDROLOGY; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FUNGI; HUMANS; INCUBATORS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; VENTILATION;

EID: 41749124347     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.04.019     Document Type: Article

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